MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

COUNCIL

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2020

3.00 PM

MEMBERSHIP

Her Worship (Chairperson)

Cr G Caffell Cr B Gare Cr D Holmes Cr B Johnson Cr G McClymont Cr F Mailman Cr T Nelson Cr T Nixon Cr C Peterson Cr S Ryan

Noce is given that a meeng of the Masterton District Council will be held at 3.00pm on Wednesday 9 December 2020 at Waiata House, 27 Lincoln Rd, Masterton.

RECOMMENDATIONS IN REPORTS ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS COUNCIL POLICY UNTIL ADOPTED

4 December 2020

Values

1. Public interest: members will serve the best interests of the people within the Masterton district and discharge their duties conscientiously, to the best of their ability. 2. Public trust: members, in order to foster community confidence and trust in their Council, will work together constructively and uphold the values of honesty, integrity, accountability and transparency. 3. Ethical behaviour: members will not place themselves in situations where their honesty and integrity may be questioned, will not behave improperly and will avoid the appearance of any such behaviour. 4. Objectivity: members will make decisions on merit; including appointments, awarding contracts, and recommending individuals for rewards or benefits. 5. Respect for others: will treat people, including other members, with respect and courtesy, regardless of their ethnicity, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Members will respect the impartiality and integrity of Council staff. 6. Duty to uphold the law: members will comply with all legislative requirements applying to their role, abide by this Code, and act in accordance with the trust placed in them by the public. 7. Equitable contribution: members will take all reasonable steps to ensure they fulfil the duties and responsibilities of office, including attending meetings and workshops, preparing for meetings, attending civic events, and participating in relevant training seminars. 8. Leadership: members will actively promote and support these principles and ensure they are reflected in the way in which MDC operates, including a regular review and assessment of MDC’s collective performance.

These values complement, and work in conjunction with, the principles of section 14 of the LGA 2002; the governance principles of section 39 of the LGA 2002; and our MDC governance principles:

Whakamana Tangata Respecting the mandate of each member, and ensuring the integrity of the committee as a whole by acknowledging the principle of collective responsibility and decision‐making.

Manaakitanga Recognising and embracing the mana of others.

Rangatiratanga Demonstrating effective leadership with integrity, humility, honesty and transparency.

Whanaungatanga Building and sustaining effective and efficient relationships.

Kotahitanga Working collectively. 1

AGENDA

1. Karakia

2. Conflicts of Interest (Members to declare conflicts, if any)

3. Apologies

4. Public Forum  Presentation of Gold Awards  Youth Council 5. Late items for inclusion under Section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

6. Items to be considered under Section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987:  Minutes of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 28 October 2020  Report of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held with the public excluded on 18 November 2020  Report of the Awards and Grants Committee meeting held with the public excluded on 25 November 2020  Trust House Recreation Centre 7. Confirmation of Minutes of the Council meeting held on 28 October 2020 (155/20) Pages 101-112

8. Confirmation of Minutes of the Extraordinary Council meeting held on 25 November 2020 (178/20) Pages 101-102

9. Report of the Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting held on 18 November 2020 (172/20) Pages 301-304

10. Report of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held on 18 November 2020 (173/20) Pages 401-406

11. Report of the Awards and Grants Committee meeting held on 25 November 2020 (177/20) Pages 201-202

FOR DECISION

12. ENDORSEMENT OF THE DRAFT WELLINGTON REGIONAL GROWTH FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION (179/20) Pages 121-201

13. ADOPTION OF THE PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES - LOCAL APPROVED PRODUCTS POLICY 2020 (181/20) Pages 202-214

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FOR INFORMATION

14. ALCOHOL REGULATORY AND LICENSING AUTHORITY REPORT 2019/2020 (180/20) Pages 215-218

15. REPORT BACK ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE SOCIETY CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 2020 (182/20) Pages 219-226

16. CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT (183/20) Pages 227-265

17. MAYOR’S REPORT (184/20) Pages 266-290 3

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED COUNCIL MEETING – WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2020 MOVED BY: SECONDED BY: That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of the meeting of the Masterton District Council:-

Confirmation of Minutes 18. Minutes of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 28 October 2020 19. Report of the Audit and Risk Committee meeting held with the public excluded on 18 November 2020 20. Report of the Awards and Grants Committee meeting held with the public excluded on 25 November 2020

General Business 21. Trust House Recreation Centre

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:-

General subject of Reason for passing Ground(s) under each matter to be this resolution in section 48(1) for considered relation to each the passing of this matter resolution Confirmation of Minutes Refer to page 111-112 Refer to page 111-112 of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 28 October 2020

Confirmation of the Report of the Refer to page 405-406 Refer to page 405-406 Audit and Risk Committee held with the public excluded on 18 November 2020

Confirmation of Report of the Refer to page 202 Refer to page 202 Awards and Grants Committee meeting held with the public excluded on 25 November 2020

Trust House Recreation Centre 7(2)(i) The withholding of the s48(1)(a) information is necessary to enable That the public conduct the local authority to carry on, of this item would be without prejudice or disadvantage, likely to result in the negotiations (including disclosure of information commercial and industrial for which good reason negotiations) for withholding would exist under Section 7. 101 155/20 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL HELD AT WAIATA HOUSE, 27 LINCOLN ROAD, MASTERTON, ON WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2020 AT 3.00PM

PRESENT Mayor Lyn Patterson (Chair), Councillors G Caffell, B Gare, D Holmes, B Johnson, G McClymont, F Mailman, T Nelson, T Nixon, C Peterson and S Ryan.

IN ATTENDANCE Chief Executive, Manager Finance, Manager Assets and Operations, Manager Strategic Planning, Communications and Marketing Manager, Policy Manager, Senior Advisor Wastewater Strategy and Compliance, Governance Advisor, two media representatives and 15 members of the public.

KARAKIA Councillor Bex Johnson led the karakia.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST  In relation to the application from People First referred to in the report of the Awards and Grants Committee, Councillor Ryan declared an interest as the People First National Funding Manager.  Councillor Nixon declared an interest in relation to the item on Hood Aerodrome as her partner is the Aerodrome Manager and leases land for a hangar at the Aerodrome.

APOLOGIES No apologies were received.

PUBLIC FORUM  Peter Knighton, Millie Ogg and Erin Cavanagh from People First spoke about accessibility issues in Masterton: the door into the Rec Centre is not accessible; park benches and picnic tables don’t accommodate people who use a wheelchair; disability swings are needed; Council need to show they recognise people from all communities; would like to see Council information be made into easy read - does Council have a policy?; safety on footpaths - a speed limit for mobility scooters; what is Council’s policy around making sure community spaces are safe and accessible for people with disabilities.  Mary Byrne and Eleanor Harper provided a handout and spoke against fluoridation.  Youth Council and SADD – Cherie McNamara attended on behalf of the Youth Council and provided feedback on the proposed Solid Waste Bylaw: they agreed with the proposed bylaw and with the overall purpose and added that there needed to be more education, a definition of the word ‘waste’ and separation in the town bins.

102 LATE ITEMS FOR INCLUSION UNDER SECTION 46A(7) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

The meeting was advised of a late item for inclusion in the public excluded agenda:

 Contract 1-20/22 - Sealed and Unsealed Rehabilitation 2020-2022

This item had not been available for inclusion with the agenda and could not be held over until a later meeting.

Moved by Councillor B Johnson That in terms of section 46A(7) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 the items be dealt with at this meeting. Seconded by Councillor D Holmes and CARRIED.

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SECTION 48(1)(A) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

 Minutes of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 16 September 2020  Appointment to Council Organisation – Destination Wairarapa  Contract 1-20/22 - Sealed and Unsealed Rehabilitation 2020-2022

Moved by Councillor T Nixon That in terms of section 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 the items be dealt with at this meeting. Seconded by Councillor G McClymont and CARRIED

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 (141/20) Moved by Councillor B Johnson That the minutes of the meeting of the Masterton District Council held on 16 September 2020 be confirmed. Seconded by Councillor T Nelson and CARRIED

REPORT OF THE AWARDS AND GRANTS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 9 AND 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 (132/20) The report of the Awards and Grants Committee meeting held on 9 and 16 September was taken as read, noting that the public excluded report was also included as the resolutions had been brought out of public excluded on 30 September 2020. The following items had been considered:  2020 Community Wellbeing Grant and Community Events Fund Applications (124/20)  2020 Community Wellbeing Grants and Community Events Fund (125/20PE) 103

Moved by Councillor G Caffell That the Report of the Awards and Grants Committee meeting held 9 and 16 September 2020 (132/20) including the following resolutions be confirmed: 2020 COMMUNITY WELLBEING GRANT AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FUND APPLICATIONS (124/20) That the Awards and Grants Committee receives and notes the following: 1. Community Wellbeing Grants; a. receives the applications for the 2020 Community Wellbeing Grants b. notes that 35 grant applications were received, requesting funding over $3,000 c. notes that of those grant applications received, 30 applicants have requested to speak to their applications d. notes that 9 grant applications were received, requesting funding $3,000 and under, for assessment by Community Development staff. 2. Community Events Fund; a. receives the applications for the 2020 Community Events Fund b. notes that 5 grant applications were received, requesting funding over $3,000 and all 5 applicants have requested to speak to their applications c. notes that 7 grant applications were received, requesting funding $3,000 and under for assessment by Community Development staff. 2020 COMMUNITY WELLBEING GRANTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FUND (125/20PE) That the Awards and Grants Committee: (a) receives the information in Report 125/20PE (b) allocates funding for the 2020 Community Wellbeing Grants listed below:

Awards and No. File ID Organisation Grants Committee Allocation 2 110264 Age Concern Wairarapa $3,000.00 1364 WOOPs Incorporated

3 110217 Alzheimer's Wairarapa Inc $0 1363 4 110369 Autism Wairarapa Charitable Trust $500.00 1379 104 Awards and No. File ID Organisation Grants Committee Allocation 5 109980 Community Budgeting Trust (Wairarapa) $1,000.00 1356 Inc

6 110463 Community Networks Wairarapa $2,500.00 1391 7 110367 Connecting Communities Wairarapa $0.00 1377 8 110368 Connecting Communities Wairarapa $0.00 1378 9 110370 Digital Seniors $3,000.00 1380 10 110315 Every Body Is A Treasure Charitable $5,000.00 1370 Trust 11 110218 Henley Mens Shed Incorporated $0.00 1366 12 110319 Hospice Wairarapa Community Trust $1,000.00 1371 13 110146 House of Science Wairarapa Charitable $2,500.00 Trust 14 110465 Joy for Generations $2,500.00 1392 15 110260 Kidz Need Dadz $1,500.00 1367

16 109225 King Street Artworks Inc $5,000.00 1350 17 110085 Life Flight Trust $3,000.00 1358 19 110358 Masterton Community Patrol $3,000.00 1374 20 110503 Masterton District Brass Band $5,000.00 1393 21 110415 Masterton Senior Citizens and $0.00 1387 Beneficiaries Association 25 110372 Masterton Young Citizens Club Inc $5,000.00 1384 24 110270 Motuoru Development Services $0.00 1369 105 Awards and No. File ID Organisation Grants Committee Allocation 26 110326 Oasis Charitable Trust Wairarapa $0.00 1372 27 110409 Oxford Street Community Garden $1,000.00 1386 29 109634 Parkinson's NZ Charitable Trust - $500.00 1353 Wairarapa Action Group 28 110200 People First NZ Incorporated $2,000.00 1361 30 110371 Rainbow Wairarapa $2,000.00 1385 31 110328 Riversdale Surf Lifesaving Club $8,000.00 1373 33 110359 Shelter Masterton Incorporated $10,000.00 1375 34 110266 (SPCA) Royal NZ Society for the $10,000.00 1365 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

35 110416 Te Awhina Cameron Community House $5,000.00 1383 37 109719 Wairarapa Community Centre Trust $12,000.00 1354 39 110330 Wairarapa Free Budget Advisory Service $0.00 1381 40 110444 Wairarapa Healthy Homes Steering $10,000.00 1389 Group 41 109581 Wairarapa Search and Rescue $3,000.00 1352 42 110462 Wairarapa Youth Charitable Trust $5,000.00 1390 43 110417 YETE Partnership $0.00 1388 44 110268 YMCA Central Incorporated $5,000 1368 $117,000.00

106 (c) allocates funding for the 2020 Community Events Fund listed below: Awards and Grants Committee No. File ID Organisation Event Allocation

1 109848 All Kiwi Sports 34th NZ International $10,000.00 Club Cycle Classic 4 112344 Eastside Spring Festival $2,770.00 Community Group 9 110466 Vintage Car Club National Motorcycle Rally $5,000.00 (Wairarapa Branch) 10 110448 Wairarapa Arts 2020 Programme - a $2,500.00 Festival Trust Kokomai non-festival year

12 111025 Wairarapa REAP Virtual Kapa Haka Festival $3,000.00 2020 13 110195 Wings Over Wings Over Wairarapa Air $5,000.00 Wairarapa Festival 2021

$28,270.00

(d) notes the funding allocations by staff, for the $3,000 and under applications received for the Community Wellbeing Grant and Community Events Fund as listed in Attachments 1 and 2 to Report 125/20PE. Seconded by Councillor B Gare and CARRIED

REPORT OF THE HEARINGS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 (145/20) The report of the Hearings Committee meeting held on 30 September was taken as read, noting that the following items had been considered:  Opaki Water Race Deliberations (142/20) Moved by Councillor S Ryan That the Report of the Hearings Committee meeting held 30 September 2020 (145/20) including the following resolutions be confirmed OPAKI WATER RACE DELIBERATIONS (142/20) That the Hearings Committee: a. Receives Report 142/20; b. Determines that it has followed consultation requirements set out in the Local Government Act 2002; 107 c. Having considered the requirements under Local Government Act 2002, recommends that Council approves the closure of the Opaki Water Race by 30 June 2026. Seconded by Councillor C Peterson and CARRIED

OPAKI WATER RACE DELIBERATIONS – SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT (158/20) A supplementary report was provided in relation to the staff recommendation on the Opaki Water Race Deliberations. The recommendation had captured the intention to close the water race but hadn’t provided a role for the Opaki Water Race User Group going forward so it was recommended that the Hearings Committee recommendation be supplemented by the recommendation in the officer’s report. Members supported the recommendation. Moved by Councillor Mailman That Council: a) Resolves to Work with the Opaki Water Race Users Committee i) in a constructive and inclusionary manner to achieve the closure of the Opaki Water Race. ii) to assist them to find alternative water supply options before the closure of the Opaki Water Race. Seconded by Councillor B Johnson and CARRIED

REPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 7 OCTOBER 2020 (146/20) The report of the Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting held on 7 October 2020 was taken as read, noting that the following items had been considered:  Infrastructure Update  Community Facilities and Activities Infrastructure and Services Update  Three Waters Programme Application Update. Moved by Councillor Ryan That the Report of the Infrastructure and Services Committee meeting held 30 September 2020 (146/20) including the following resolutions be confirmed INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE (143/20) That the Infrastructure and Services Committee notes the information contained in Report 143/20. COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE (144/20) That the Infrastructure and Services Committee notes the contents of Report 144/20. THREE WATERS PROGRAMME APPLICATION UDPATE (147/20) 108 That the Infrastructure and Services Committee receive the information contained in Report 147/20. Seconded by Councillor B Johnson and CARRIED

PROPOSED WAIRARAPA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MINIMISATION BYLAW 2021 (154/20)

The report presenting the proposed Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 Statement of Proposal for Council’s adoption for public consultation was presented by the Manager Assets and Operations. The Youth Council public forum comment about the need for education in the waste minimisation area was discussed. Staff advised that the bylaw was about regulation but the Wellington Region Waste Management and Minimisation Plan itself had a section about education. Clarification would be provided to the Youth Council. Moved by Councillor S Ryan That Council a. Adopts the proposed Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 Statement of Proposal in Attachment 1 to Report 154/20 (including the draft bylaw and bylaw controls) for public consultation in accordance with the Special Consultative Procedure, as set out by the Local Government Act 2002, and subject to adoption by the Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils;

b. Approves the consultation timeframes and approach described in Report 154/20;

c. Notes the Wellington Region Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2017-23 specifies that the eight councils agree to investigate and if feasible develop, implement and oversee monitoring and enforcement of a regional bylaw, or a suite of regionally consistent bylaws;

d. Notes that in an effort to promote regional consistency across solid waste management and minimisation, bylaw content was collaboratively developed by the eight councils in the Wellington Region. Staff from each Council propose to submit one suite of regionally consistent bylaw provisions for approval to each council for public consultation;

e. Notes that the proposed Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 will replace the Masterton and South Wairarapa District Council Solid Waste Bylaw 2012;

f. Agrees that, in accordance with section 155 (1) of the Local Government Act 2002, the proposed bylaw is the most appropriate way of addressing the perceived waste management and minimisation issues;

g. Agrees that, in accordance with sections 155(2) of the Local Government Act 2002, the proposed Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 is the most appropriate form of bylaw and is not inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; 109 h. Agrees to delegate authority to the Wairarapa Policy Working Group to hear and consider submissions and make recommendations back to the three Wairarapa Councils on the final Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021;

i. Agrees to include elected members from the three Wairarapa District Councils who are appointees to the Wellington Region Waste Management and Minimisation Joint Committee to support the Wairarapa Policy Working Group to hear and consider submissions and make recommendations back to the three Wairarapa Councils on the final Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021;

j. Agrees to appoint Councillor Frazer Mailman as the Chair to the Wairarapa Policy Working Group for the Wairarapa Solid Waste Management and Minimisation Bylaw 2021 review; and

k. Delegates responsibility to the Chief Executive to amend the proposal to include any amendments agreed by the Council and any minor consequential edits.

Seconded by Councillor B Gare and CARRIED

MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL RURAL ADVISORY GROUP APPOINTMENTS AND MEETING FEE (133/20) The report informing Council of appointments made to the Masterton District Council Rural Advisory Group and seeking Council’s agreement to the meeting fee to be paid to appointed members was presented by the Manager Strategic Planning. Moved by Councillor Holmes That Council i. notes the following appointments to the Masterton District Council Rural Advisory Group for the remainder of the triennium:  Mark Buick  Alan Emerson  Richard Fairbrother  Todd McIlvride. ii. agrees that the fee to be paid to each appointed member per meeting is $150. Seconded by Councillor T Nixon and CARRIED

AMENDMENT TO FEES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE 2020/21 (149/20)

The report seeking Council approval to amend the 2020/21 Fees and Charges Schedule to correct an error identified in the Schedule adopted on 25 June 2020 was presented by the Manager Strategic Planning.

110 Moved by Councillor F Mailman That Council: a) approves an amendment to the 2020/21 Fees and Charges Schedule to correct an error identified in the Building Consent Fee section, as follows: Amend the fee for Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural consents with a value >$1,000,000 to $7,356 plus $421 per $100,000 value. Seconded by Councillor B Johnson and CARRIED

COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2021 (151/20) The report seeking Council approval of the proposed schedule of ordinary meetings of Council and its Committees for 2021 was presented by the Manager Strategic Planning. An amended schedule was tabled, due to changes in the first two dates set for the Audit and Risk Committee meetings to from 24 February to 3 March and from 26 May to 12 May.

Moved Councillor B Gare That Council approves the schedule of Council and Committee meeting dates for 2021 as set out in Attachment 1 to Report 151/20 as amended. Seconded by Councillor D Holmes and CARRIED

WAIRARAPA VINTAGE AVIATION CENTRE – PROGRESS REPORT (152/20) The report providing a progress update on the Wairarapa Vintage Aviation Centre and asking Council to agree to extend the Memorandum of Agreement until February 2021 was presented by the Chief Executive. Whether the MOA should be extended further than the recommendation was discussed. Members agreed that the proposed date of February 2021 would remain as that would allow the matter to be reassessed then.

Moved by Councillor B Gare That Council a. Receives Report 152/20 the ‘Wairarapa Vintage Aviation Centre – progress report’ b. Agrees to extend the Memorandum of Agreement with the Wairarapa Vintage Aviation Hub Community Trust (the Trust) until February 2021, and notes that Council staff will work with the Trust to ensure pragmatic advice and solutions are provided for. Seconded by Councillor Caffell and CARRIED

Councillor Nixon abstained from voting.

111 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT (153/20) The report providing Council with an update (as at 16 October 2020) on Council operations and changes in the national and regional context for Council since the last CEO report to Council dated 16 September 2020 was presented by the Chief Executive.

The growth in the rabbit population, which had now been impacting Queen Elizabeth Park, was discussed. Staff would follow up and report back on how the rabbit situation was being addressed. Moved by Mayor L Patterson That Council notes the information in the Chief Executive’s Report 153/20. Seconded by Councillor B Gare and CARRIED

MAYOR’S REPORT (156/20) The report from the Mayor was taken as read. Moved Mayor L Patterson That Council receives the information in the Mayor’s report (156/20). Seconded by Councillor G McClymont and CARRIED

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED COUNCIL MEETING – WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor G Caffell

That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of the meeting of the Masterton District Council:-

Confirmation of Minutes 18 Minutes of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 16 September 2020

General Business 19. Appointment to Council Organisation – Destination Wairarapa 20. Contract 1-20/22 - Sealed and Unsealed Rehabilitation 2020-2022

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:-

General subject of Reason for passing Ground(s) under each matter to be this resolution in section 48(1) for considered relation to each the passing of this matter resolution Confirmation of Minutes Refer to page 109 Refer to page 109 of the Council meeting held with the public excluded on 16 September 2020

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Masterton District Council Appointment 7(2)(a) To protect the privacy of s48(1)(a) to Council Organisation – Destination natural persons, including that That the public conduct of Wairarapa of deceased natural persons). this item would be likely to

result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7 Contract 1-20/22 - Sealed and 7(2)(i) The withholding of the s48(1)(a) Unsealed Rehabilitation 2020-2022 information is necessary to enable That the public conduct of the local authority to carry on, this item would be likely to without prejudice or disadvantage, result in the disclosure of negotiations (including commercial information for which good and industrial negotiations). reason for withholding would exist under Section 7

SECONDED BY: Councillor S Ryan and CARRIED The meeting moved into public excluded at 4.27 pm The meeting moved out of public excluded at 4.40 pm The meeting closed at 4.40 pm

Confirmed at the Meeting of the Council held on 9 December 2020

………………………………………………… 101 178/20 MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE MASTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL HELD AT WAIATA HOUSE, LINCOLN ROAD, MASTERTON ON WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER AT 1.30PM

PRESENT

Mayor Lyn Patterson (Chair), Councillors G Caffell, B Gare, D Holmes, B Johnson, G McClymont, F Mailman, T Nelson and C Peterson and iwi representative Tiraumaera Te Tau.

IN ATTENDANCE

Chief Executive, Manager Finance, Manager Assets and Operations, Manager Strategic Planning, Senior Communications Advisor, Corporate Planner, Governance Advisor and one media representative.

The Mayor welcomed the new reporter from the Wairarapa Times-Age, Soumya Bhamidipati.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

None were declared

APOLOGIES

Moved Mayor L Patterson That the apologies from Councillor Ryan, Councillor Nixon and Iwi Representative Ra Smith be accepted. Seconded Councillor G McClymont and CARRIED

LATE ITEMS FOR INCLUSION UNDER SECTION 46A(7) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

There were no late items.

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SECTION 48(1)(A) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987 There were no items to be considered.

2019/20 ANNUAL REPORT (176/20) The Annual Report 2019/20 was presented by the Chief Executive, noting some of the highlights of a very unusual year. 102 The Manager Finance provided a financial overview and advised that rather than money in the bank, the accounting surplus was largely due to assets vested in Council as a result of the subdivision and development occurring in and around Masterton. A corrected page 127 was tabled as a line had been obscured in the version previously circulated. Council’s Audit Director was in attendance on Zoom. He advised that Audit NZ were issuing an unqualified audit report, with one emphasis of matter relating to COVID-19. Audit NZ were satisfied with the information presented in the report and the financial controls that were in place. Some recommendations had been made on the contract management process. The Mayor acknowledged and thanked staff for what had been achieved in a difficult year, and also acknowledged elected members’ work in getting the support package out to the community during the COVID-19 lockdown. Moved Mayor L Patterson That Council adopts the Annual Report for 2019/20. Seconded by Councillor F Mailman and CARRIED

The meeting closed at 2.09 pm

Confirmed at the Meeting of the Council held on Wednesday 9 December 2020

…………………………………………………………………… 301 172/20 REPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT WAIATA HOUSE, LINCOLN ROAD, MASTERTON ON WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2020 AT 2.00 PM

PRESENT

Councillor B Johnson (Chair), Mayor Lyn Patterson, Councillors G Caffell, B Gare, D Holmes, G McClymont, F Mailman, T Nelson, T Nixon and S Ryan and Tiraumaera Te Tau representative Ra Smith.

IN ATTENDANCE

Chief Executive, Manager Assets and Operations, Manager Community Facilities and Activities, Manager Finance, Communications and Marketing Manager, People and Capability Manager, Project Manager, Senior Advisor Wastewater Strategy & Compliance, Contract and Relationship Manager, Project Administrator, Governance Advisor, one media representative and two members of the public.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Councillor Nixon declared an interest in relation to the item including the update on Hood Aerodrome as her partner is the Aerodrome Manager and leases land for a hangar at the Aerodrome.

APOLOGIES

Moved by Councillor B Gare That the apologies from Councillor C Peterson and Councillor B Johnson for non- attendance be received. Seconded by Councillor F Mailman and CARRIED.

PUBLIC FORUM

There was no public forum.

LATE ITEMS FOR INCLUSION UNDER SECTION 46A(7) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

There were no late items.

ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER SECTION 48(1)(A) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987

There were no items to be considered under Section 48(1)(A) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987

302 WASTE MINIMISATION AND MANAGEMENT UPDATE The Regional Waste Minimisation Officer provided an update on her Waste Minimisation and Management work which included: keeping up with what was happening nationally (e.g. the expansion of the waste levy, product stewardship) and how that affects the Wairarapa; the regional proposed Solid Waste Bylaw; Plastic Free July; Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week; Recycling Week; waste at events; working with Enviroschools and the Zero Waste Education Programme Educator; the Waste Hui; facilitating composting; and the Wellington Waste Forum.

INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE (166/20) The report providing the Committee with an update on key infrastructure projects and areas of focus was taken as read.

The Manager Assets and Operations advised that the Colombo Road Bridge replacement has been approved by NZTA to start this year but will be included in next year’s programme.

In response to a question about whether the Henley Lake Dump Station would be ready for summer it was advised that staff were working to have it ready for the Wings over Wairarapa weekend as originally discussed, however would follow up to see if it was possible to bring the work forward. It was also advised that iwi engagement would take place once the design was finalised.

Flooding on Colombo Road was also raised, and staff advised that work to address this is scheduled for February 2021.

Moved by Councillor D Holmes That the Infrastructure and Services Committee notes the information contained in Report 166/20. Seconded by Councillor T Nelson and CARRIED.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE (159/20)

The report providing the Infrastructure and Services Committee with an update on key projects and summary of progress, including highlights and any new issues, was taken as read.

Moved by Councillor Nixon That the Infrastructure and Services Committee notes the contents of Report 159/20. Seconded by Councillor Gare and CARRIED.

REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TRACTOR AND BULLDOZER AT KIDS OWN PLAYGROUND (160/20) The report seeking approval for the removal of the tractor and bulldozer from the Queen Elizabeth Park Kids Own Playground and providing options for its replacement was presented by the Manager Community Facilities and Activities.

303 The Manager Community Facilities and Activities expanded on a number of factors: Council had a primary duty of care to ensure people aren’t put at risk; a number of local engineering firms had been approached but weren’t prepared to undertake work to make the equipment safe; liability for not providing safe play equipment sat with Council and the Chief Executive with a maximum $3m fine for Council and imprisonment and fine for the Chief Executive as potential consequences; Council could not rely on insurance for a liability claim because it knew of the risk; signage would not make any difference to Council liability if the equipment didn’t meet the playground standards; staff noted this was a hard decision but were unable to reduce the risk to Council .

In response to questions it was advised that the playground standards were not binding but if an issue arose, whether Council had complied with the standards would be taken into account. Accidents that occurred on equipment that was compliant with playground standards did not have the same implications for Council liability as equipment that didn’t meet those standards.

Those who supported the staff recommendation did not want to see the equipment removed but thought that Council had no choice and needed to comply with the playground standards and Health and Safety legislation. Elected members needed to act in the interests of park users and ratepayers who would bear the cost if something did happen and Council was found liable. The risk did not solely relate to what had happened in the past (likelihood) but what might happen in the future (likelihood and consequence).

Those who supported retaining the equipment thought that there needed to be more investigation on how the equipment could be brought up to the playground standards. The tractor and bulldozer had cultural and historic value and the alternative equipment didn’t offer children the same experience.

Moved by Councillor G McClymont That the Infrastructure and Services Committee 1. receives Report 160/20 “Removal and Replacement of Tractor and Bulldozer at Kids Own Playground”.

2. approves the removal of the tractor and bulldozer play equipment at Kids Own Playground, Queen Elizabeth Park, and replaces with play equipment that meets today’s safety standards. Seconded by Councillor B Gare and LOST 5:6 For Against Councillor G McClymont Councillor G Caffell Councillor B Gare Councillor D Holmes Mayor L Patterson Councillor F Mailman Iwi representative Tiraumaera Te Tau Councillor T Nelson Iwi representative Ra Smith Councillor T Nixon Councillor S Ryan

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Moved Councillor D Holmes That the Infrastructure and Services Committee (i) receives Report 160/20 (ii) requests staff to bring back a paper with options and costs to make the tractor and bulldozer play equipment at Queen Elizabeth Park’s Kids Own Playground safe and to meet the national playground safety standards. Seconded Councillor S Ryan and CARRIED

The meeting closed at 3.15 pm

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173/20 REPORT OF THE AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT WAIATA HOUSE, LINCOLN ROAD, MASTERTON ON WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2020 AT 3.18PM

PRESENT

Philip Jones (Chair), Mayor L Patterson, Councillors B Gare, G McClymont, T Nixon, T Nelson.

IN ATTENDANCE Chief Executive, Manager Assets and Operations, Manager Finance, Manager Community Facilities and Activities, Communications and Marketing Manager, People and Capability Manager, Hood Aerodrome Manager, Governance Advisor and one media representative.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST Councillor Nixon declared an interest in relation to the item on Hood Aerodrome in the public excluded part of the agenda as her partner is the Aerodrome Manager and leases land for a hangar at the Aerodrome.

LATE ITEMS FOR INCLUSION UNDER SECTION 46A(7) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND MEETINGS ACT 1987 There were no late items.

APOLOGIES

Moved Mayor L Patterson That the apologies from Councillor C Peterson and Tiraumaera Te Tau for non- attendance and from Councillor McClymont and Councillor Nelson for lateness be accepted. Seconded by Philip Jones and CARRIED

(Councillor McClymont joined the meeting at 3.23pm) (Councillor Nelson joined the meeting at 3.25pm)

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING TO BE RECEIVED (118/20) Moved by Councillor Nixon That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Audit and Risk Committee held 19 August 2020 be received. Seconded by Councillor McClymont and CARRIED

FIRST QUARTER REPORTS (161/20)

The report providing the Committee with the quarterly progress reports against KPIs for Aratoi Regional Trust and Destination Wairarapa was taken as read.

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Moved by Mayor L Patterson That Council receives: (a) the summary results of Key Deliverables for the quarter 1 July – 30 September 2020 from Destination Wairarapa; (b) the summary results of the Key Result Indicators for the quarter 1 July – 30 September 2020 from Aratoi Regional Trust. Seconded by Councillor Nixon and CARRIED

THREE MONTHS TO DATE FINANCIAL REPORT (171/20) The report providing the Committee with the financial report for the three months to 30 September 2020 was presented by the Manager Finance, who noted that there hadn’t been any noticeable impact on rates received due to COVID-19. The Chair asked whether all the shovel ready projects receiving funding would impact on the work programme. Staff advised that there would be impacts, in particular, with contractor availability and getting materials. Completing the capital works programme will be a challenge. Moved by Councillor Gare That the Audit and Risk Committee receives the 3 months to date financial report and commentary, including the Operating and Capital Expenditure Statements contained in Report 171/20. Seconded by Councillor Nixon and CARRIED

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2020-21 FIRST QUARTER REPORT (170/20) The report advising the Committee of performance against non-financial measures that are reported at three months was taken as read. Moved by Mayor L Patterson That the Audit and Risk Committee receives the Quarter 1 non-financial performance report for the 2020-21 financial year. Seconded by Philip Jones and CARRIED

LGFA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (164/20) The report advising the Committee of the action taken under delegated authority with respect to voting on resolutions at the Local Government Funding Agency AGM to be held on 19 November was taken as read. Moved Philip Jones That the Audit and Risk Committee endorses the proxy vote cast under delegated authority on behalf of the Council at the Local Government Funding Agency’s Annual General Meeting being held on 19 November 2020. Seconded by Mayor L Patterson and CARRIED

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MONITORING OF POLICIES (168/20) The report providing an update on the policies monitored by the Audit and Risk Committee was taken as read.

Staff advised that it was anticipated that the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy would come to the first Audit and Risk Committee meeting in 2021. The Asset Management Policy would go to Council and it was noted that a review of the Revenue and Finance Policy would be begin in 2021 but not as part of the Long Term Plan. Work on the Procurement Policy was underway, and staff would report back on the timeframe. Moved by Councillor Nelson That the Audit and Risk Committee (a) notes that the following policies are monitored by the Audit and Risk Committee; ‐ Asset Management Policy ‐ Fraud, Dishonesty and Corruption Control Policy ‐ Health and Safety Policy ‐ Procurement Policy ‐ Revenue and Financing Policy ‐ Risk Management Policy ‐ Significance and Engagement Policy ‐ Sensitive Expenditure Policy ‐ Treasury Management Policy, and (b) notes the status update for each of these policies in Report 168/20. Seconded by Councillor McClymont and CARRIED

HEALTH & SAFETY QUARTERLY REPORT (169/20)

The report providing information to assist elected members carrying out their role under the Health and Safety at Work Act was taken as read.

Moved by Councillor B Gare That the Audit and Risk Committee notes the content and receives the Health and Safety Report for the first quarter (1 July to 30 September 2020). Seconded by Councillor T Nixon and CARRIED

REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THE INTERIM AUDIT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 (162/20)

The report providing the Committee with the report from Council’s Auditors, Audit NZ, on their interim audit of Council for the year ended 30 June 2020 was taken as read.

The Chair referred to the audit recommendation that the maintenance of the Rating Information Database (RID) needed an independent review and agreed with the staff recommendation that that wasn’t necessary for most of the maintenance. If the Committee

404 also agreed that only major changes needed reviewing, that needed to be added to the resolution, so Audit NZ were aware of that and the recommendation could be removed from future audit reports.

Moved by Mayor L Patterson That the Audit & Risk Committee receives the Report on the Interim Audit of Masterton District Council for the year ended 30 June 2020 attached to Report 162/20, noting in relation to the Review of Rating Information Database (RID) updates, that the Committee accepted the risk as identified in the process currently undertaken to review changes to the RID. Seconded by Philip Jones and CARRIED

NZTA INVESTMENT AUDIT (165/20) The report providing the Audit and Risk Committee with an overview of the latest NZTA Investment Audit and the actions arising from it was presented by the Manager Assets and Operations. It was agreed that the next report back on the implementation of the Audit Report’s recommendations would be in a year’s time, rather than six monthly, and the recommendation was amended accordingly. Moved by Philip Jones That the Audit and Risk Committee: (i) Notes the contents of the NZTA Investment Audit Report September 2020. (ii) Requests staff provide the Committee with an update on the implementation of the Audit Report’s recommendations in November 2021. Seconded Councillor T Nixon and CARRIED

HOOD AERODROME SAFEY UPDATE (163/20)

The report updating the Committee on the engagement with stakeholders since the last update to the Committee was presented by the Hood Aerodrome Manager.

With the agreement of the meeting the recommendation was amended to clarify that it was referring to the staff approach to the CAA investigation findings.

Moved by Mayor L Patterson That the Audit and Risk Committee (i) receives Report 163/20 Hood Aerodrome Safety Update. (ii) endorses the staff approach being taken to the CAA investigation findings, in particular, to not implement the systemic review of the AIMM data to gain learnings on radio protocols and to focus on good reporting and a strong safety culture at the Aerodrome. Seconded by Councillor G McClymont and CARRIED

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MATTERS TO BE TAKEN WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED

Moved by Councillor T Nelson

Under section 48 (1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 the following matters will be taken with the public excluded :- Minutes of the previous meeting 14. Receive the Minutes of the previous meeting held with the public excluded 19 August 2020 General Business 15. Risk Register Update 16. SLT Risk Discussion.

The general subject of the matters to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to the matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution is as follows:-

General subject of each matter Reason for passing this Ground(s) under section 48(1) for to be considered resolution in relation to each the passing of this resolution matter

Minutes of Previous Meeting See page 404-405 s48(1)(d) That the exclusion held with the public excluded of the public from the whole or the on 19 August 2020 relevant part of the proceedings of the meeting is necessary to enable the local authority to deliberate in private on its decision or recommendation in any proceeding to which this paragraph applies

Risk Register Update 7(2)(c)(i) S48(1)(d) The withholding of the That the exclusion of the public information is necessary to from the whole or the relevant protect information which is part of the proceedings of the subject to an obligation of meeting is necessary to enable confidence or which any the local authority to deliberate in person has been or could be private on its decision or compelled to provide under recommendation in any the authority of any proceeding to which this enactment, where the making paragraph applies available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such

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information should continue to be supplied.

SLT Risk Discussion 7(2)(c)(i) s48(1)(d) The withholding of the That the exclusion of the public information is necessary to from the whole or the relevant protect information which is part of the proceedings of the subject to an obligation of meeting is necessary to enable confidence or which any the local authority to deliberate in person has been or could be private on its decision or compelled to provide under recommendation in any the authority of any proceeding to which this enactment, where the making paragraph applies available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply of similar information or information from the same source and it is in the public interest that such information should continue to be supplied. 7(2)(c)(ii) The withholding of the information is necessary to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be likely to damage the public interest.

Seconded by Councillor T Nixon and CARRIED The public was excluded at 4.23 pm The meeting returned to open session at 4.51 pm The meeting concluded at 4.51 pm

201 177/20 REPORT OF THE AWARDS AND GRANTS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT WAIATA HOUSE, LINCOLN ROAD, MASTERTON ON WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER AT 2.10PM

PRESENT

Councillors G Caffell (Chair), Mayor L Patterson, Councillors D Holmes, B Johnson and iwi representative Tiraumaera Te Tau.

IN ATTENDANCE

Chief Executive, Senior Communications Advisor, Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Events Support, Connecting Communities Youth Council Co- ordinator, EA to the Mayor, and Governance Advisor.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Tiraumaera Te Tau declared a conflict of interest in relation to one of the award nominees.

APOLOGIES Moved by Mayor L Patterson That the apologies for non-attendance received from Councillor S Ryan be received. Seconded by Councillor B Johnson and CARRIED

LATE ITEMS

There were no late items.

CONTESTABLE GRANTS TO A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE (174/20) The report seeking endorsement from the Awards and Grants Committee for a contract for service approach in which multi-year agreements will be entered into with community-focused organisations for agreed services/outputs/outcomes was presented by the Community Development Advisor.

In relation to a question it was advised that whether Council would continue to have two Community Wellbeing Grants rounds each year would be reviewed.

Members supported the resolution and asked to see a copy of the list of potential recipients. Staff advised that they would be talking to each of the organisations identified and elected members would approve the organisations and the associated funding as part of the LTP.

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Moved by Mayor L Patterson That the Awards and Grants Committee recommends to Council that: (i) The Council moves to a contract for service model of funding for enduring community groups who have consistently received annual community grants funding. Seconded by Councillor B Johnson and CARRIED

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED AWARDS AND GRANTS COMMITTEE MEETING – WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2020

MOVED BY: Tiraumaera Te Tau

That the public be excluded from the following parts of the proceedings of the meeting of the Masterton District Council:

General Business Civic and Youth Awards

The general subject of each matter to be considered while the public is excluded, the reason for passing this resolution in relation to each matter, and the specific grounds under section 48(1) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 for the passing of this resolution are as follows:-

General subject of Reason for passing Ground(s) under each matter to be this resolution in section 48(1) for considered relation to each the passing of this matter resolution ______

Civic and Youth Awards 7(2)(a) To protect the privacy of s48(1)(a) natural persons, including that of That the public conduct of this item deceased natural persons. would be likely to result in the disclosure of information for which good reason for withholding would exist under Section 7.

SECONDED BY: Councillor D Holmes and CARRIED

The meeting moved into public excluded at 2.20 pm

The meeting moved out of public excluded at 3.01 pm

The meeting closed at 3.01 pm

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179/20

To: Your Worship the Mayor and Elected Members

From: Nerissa Aramakutu, Policy Manager

Endorsed by: Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive

Date: 9 December 2020

Subject: Endorsement of the Draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework for public consultation DECISION

Recommendation: The Council resolves to:

a. Endorse the draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework for public consultation (Attachment 1 to Report 179/20); and b. Notes that consultation timeframes are dependent on endorsement from key partners involved in the development of the Wellington Regional Growth Framework.

Purpose

The purpose of this report is to seek Council endorsement of the draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework (WRGF) for public consultation (Refer Attachment 1 for a copy of WRGF).

Context

The WRGF is a 30‐year spatial plan that describes a long‐term vision for how the Wellington region will grow, change and respond to key urban development challenges and opportunities in a way that gets the best outcomes, and maximises the benefits across the region. The WRGF covers the eight districts in the Wellington Region and the Horowhenua District.

The WRGF identifies where areas for housing, public transport and roads, three waters infrastructure (stormwater, wastewater and drinking water), businesses and jobs, are recommended in the context of issues such as housing affordability, climate change, resilience and natural hazards. It also seeks to reflect the housing and urban development aspirations of mana whenua across the region. The WRGF includes a series of spatial maps and proposes a set of key initiatives and projects to support implementation of the WRGF.

The development of the WRGF has involved collaboration between central government, the councils of the Wellington Region and Iwi (Refer Attachment 2 for list of parties involved with developing the WRGF), with the Greater Wellington Regional Council being the project lead.

The WRGF is one of a number of spatial plans that have been/are being developed around the country under the Government’s Urban Growth Agenda. 122

The WRGF has been endorsed by the Executive Review Group. Next steps for the WRGF involve receiving endorsement from key partners involved in the development of the WRGF ahead of undertaking formal consultation with each of the council’s respective communities.

Wellington Regional Growth Framework

Why the WRGF has been developed

The WRGF has been developed to respond to a number of issues. These include:

1. The region is growing faster than it has done for many decades and is facing immediate and longer‐term housing supply and affordability, urban development, and infrastructure challenges.

2. Significant investment in housing, urban development, transport and three waters infrastructure and services, as well as regional and district planning and policy changes, will be needed to support future growth. 3. Projected sea level rise, severity of weather events, environmental stewardship pressures, barriers to mana whenua in fulfilling their role as kaitiaki, natural hazards and climate change are creating challenges as well as uncertainty. 4. Increasing numbers of vehicles on the roads, capacity and reliability issues associated with buses and trains and network resilience issues are straining the regional transport system and may not result in the necessary transport system shifts that we are seeking. 5. Community infrastructure needs more coordinated investment to accommodate growth including open spaces, community facilities, schools, and health care facilities. 6. There are challenges providing for community‐based outcomes and contributing to liveability by creating great places that strengthen local character and diversity and develop a sense of place for each area. 7. Issues of regional economic development and employment, especially the spatial impacts of where and how people work. Further information on the context for development of the Framework and the key challenges we identified can be found at https://wrgf.co.nz/wp‐content/uploads/2020/04/1190‐GWRC‐Framework‐ Report‐APRIL‐2020‐02‐1.pdf

Detailed information on the processes followed to develop and assess options for the WRGF is included in Attachment 2 and is also available online: https://wrgf.co.nz/wp‐ content/uploads/2020/09/WRGF‐Options‐Assessment‐Report‐Aug‐2020.pdf

Taking a Regional Response for the WRGF

The issues listed above are regional issues that are best dealt with together and not at a single district scale. Many of these cross local council boundaries and maximum benefit can be achieved from addressing these together and not individually. 123

It is important that we have a region‐wide approach and develop partnerships between central government, local government, and iwi to respond to these issues.

Growth planned in the WRGF

The current population of the Wellington‐Horowhenua region is 562,790 compared to 457,690 in 1996. The WRGF identifies how the Wellington‐Horowhenua region could accommodate a future population of 760,000 ‐ an additional 200,000 people living in the region, with 100,000 more jobs.

A population scenario of 200,000 people in the next 30 years has been developed to understand what would be required to accommodate this level of growth and consider potential infrastructure needs.

Population projections1 for the region suggest new homes may be needed for between 91,000 to 151,000 additional people, in the next 30 years.

While there is no certainty about when, how or at what rate, the region’s population might reach this size, the Framework has been developed based on the 200,000 people scenario to give a better understanding of what would be required to accommodate this level of growth, and potential infrastructure needs.

It is important to note that this is not a policy target.

A spatial representation of growth from the WRGF is included in Attachment 3.

Implementation of the WRGF

An implementation plan will be developed for the WRGF that will identify potential sequencing of the key spatial initiatives and other growth areas and the potential timing and costs for infrastructure and other system changes that may be required to deliver the growth and outcomes envisaged by the WRGF. This implementation plan will be progressed over the next six months.

Government’s Urban Growth Agenda

The WRGF has also been developed to deliver on the Urban Growth Agenda objectives of the Government, which adjusts the approach to urban development and infrastructure planning and introduces new instruments and levers.

Spatial planning is one pillar of the Urban Growth Agenda and is focused on successful growth management. Its core proposition is that well‐planned and managed urban growth should result in improved environmental, employment, transport, and housing outcomes for communities.

The WRGF also takes account of the requirements of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPSUD). Although it has been broadly aligned with the approach to developing a Future Development Strategy, at this stage it has not been developed to meet all of the requirements of one. Going forward it will also need to consider government policy work such as the Resource Management

1 This refers to population projections sourced during the project. It is acknowledged that this will change over time 124

Act 1991 review, the three waters review and include requirements for a Future Development Strategy.

Other regions that have completed their spatial plans are now in the implementation phase and are already seeing funding and partnership benefits as well as being able to speak with one voice on regional direction. Examples of spatial plans already completed include the Hamilton‐Auckland corridor, the metro Hamilton area, Western Bay of Plenty and one for Queenstown is being completed.

Options Considered

A summary of the options considered is included in the table below.

Option Advantages Disadvantages 1 Endorses the WRGF for Enables a consistent, Delay in a consistent, public consultation coordinated approach to the coordinated approach to the public consultation period. public consultation period. 2 Does not endorse the No advantages identified. Delay in a consistent, WRGF for public coordinated approach to the consultation public consultation period.

Recommended Option

Option 1 is recommended. This ensures that Council is contributing towards the regional endorsement needed to enable scheduled consultation to be undertaken. It is anticipated that all participating councils will be seeking endorsement at their respective committee or council meetings by mid December 2020.

Summary of Considerations Strategic, Policy and Legislative Implications The WRGF takes into account work already in place or underway. This includes work such as the review of the Wairarapa Combined District Plan being undertaken by the three Wairarapa District councils. Refer Attachment 4 for an overview of how the WRGF and other related documents align with each other.

Significance, Engagement and Consultation The recommendations for decision in this report are not considered to be of significance under the Significance and Engagement Policy.

Communications/Engagement Formal consultation with communities across the Wellington Region is expected to be undertaken within the first six months of 2021. Timing is dependent on endorsement of the WRGF by all project partners. Consultation materials will be developed to support the public consultation process. 125

Financial Considerations Funding arrangements for the various initiatives and projects is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that initiatives and projects funded by councils will be provided for in the relevant Long‐ Term Plans and Annual Plans over the life of the WRGF.

Implications for Māori Mana whenua Iwi have been partners in the development of the WRGF and are being invited to endorse the WRGF. In addition, mana whenua Iwi and Hapū will be significant partners in the implementation of the WRGF.

Environmental/Climate Change Impact and Considerations Climate change has been a key factor in the development of the WRGF, both adapting to the impacts of climate change (e.g. sea level rise) and the need for sustainable transport to minimise the use of greenhouse gas emissions.

Next Steps

Formal consultation with communities across the Wellington Region is expected to be undertaken within the first six months of 2021. Timing is dependent on endorsement of the WRGF by project partners.

The WRGF will also be going to Cabinet for endorsement. This is the same process that has been followed for other spatial plans.

Attachments Attachment 1: Draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework

Attachment 2: Parties involved with developing the WRGF

Attachment 3: spatial representation of growth

Attachment 4: Alignment of the WRGF with other council related documents 126 ATTACHMENT 1

Draft Wellington Regional Growth Framework SEPTEMBER 2020

30-year spatial plan for the Wellington-Horowhenua region

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Table of Contents

Executive summary...... 3 This draft document presents a summary of a large amount of work undertaken by partners and stakeholders in the Wellington Regional Growth Framework. The Framework and the Urban Growth Agenda...... 10 Further information on the Framework, including background documents such as the Part 1 – The current state and our challenges...... 13 Framework’s Foundation Report, can be found at www.wrgf.co.nz.

Part 2 – Iwi in the region...... 19 This draft Framework will be subject to partner sign-off, continued stakeholder engagement and public consultation before it is finalised in the first half of 2021. Part 3 – Key moves...... 24

Part 4– Going forward...... 28

Part 5 – The spatial plan...... 35

Part 6 – The implementation plan...... 65

Glossary and References...... 69

Appendix 1: Projects list...... 70

Photo credit: Carterton District Council, Horowhenua District Council, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Hutt City Council, Masterton District Council, Porirua City Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Neil Price and Justine Hall, Wellington City Council and Waka Kotahi (NZTA).

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Executive summary

Ka ora te wai If the water is healthy In developing the Framework we have taken into While there is no certainty about when, how or at what Ka ora te whenua the land will be nourished account and included planning and analysis already rate the region’s population might reach this size, the undertaken in work such as city- and district-scale Framework has been developed based on this scenario Ka ora te whenua If the land is nourished spatial plans (including Wellington City’s Planning for to give a good understanding of what would be Ka ora te tangata the people will be provided for Growth), district plan changes (for instance in Porirua required to support this level of growth. It is important City and Hutt City), iwi management plans and central to note that this is not a policy target. Mo te iti – mo te rahi For the little – for the large government policies such as those in the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. The proposed changes to urban form for the region The Wellington Regional Growth Framework (the are a mix of development in both Urban Renewal Areas Framework) is a spatial plan that has been developed by The Framework identifies how the Wellington- (brownfield) and Future Urban Areas (greenfield)2. Both local government, central government and iwi partners Horowhenua region could accommodate a future are expected to have higher density development than 1 in the Wellington-Horowhenua region to provide population of 760,000 and an additional 100,000 jobs we see at present, throughout the region, and include councils and iwi in the region with an agreed regional in the next 30 years. This would represent an additional improved access to bus and rail services, which are direction for growth and investment, and deliver on the 200,000 people living in the region. expected to increase in frequency, capacity and reach Urban Growth Agenda objectives of the Government. over time. The scenario of 200,000 people has been developed to It is one of several spatial plans being developed understand what would be required to accommodate Approximately two-thirds of the housing growth across the country, with other plans being completed this level of growth, and consider potential shown in the Framework is expected to occur in Urban for the Hamilton to Auckland corridor, metropolitan infrastructure needs beyond the 30-year growth Renewal Areas, in existing urban areas through infill, Hamilton-Waikato, Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty scenario. Population projections for the region suggest urban renewal and intensification. Approximately and Queenstown. new homes may be needed for 91,000 to 151,000 one-third of the growth will be in Future Urban Areas, additional people, over 30 years. extending the current urban footprint of the region. The region is facing a number of housing and urban development, transport and resilience challenges for To put this potential growth in a regional context, Our current understanding is that, regionally, 88% of the future. These challenges are regional issues that 151,000 is more additional people than currently reside housing growth in the Framework is expected to come are best dealt with together and not individually. Many in the Hutt Valley and 200,000 is slightly less than the from areas we have identified in the Framework and of these challenges cross local council boundaries current population of Wellington City. 12% is expected to be through ‘business as usual’ infill and the maximum benefits can be had from tackling throughout the region, with just over half of this infill these together. being in Wellington City.

1 For the purpose of the Framework the region includes the territorial authorities of Masterton, Carterton, South Wairarapa, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Porirua, Kāpiti Coast and Horowhenua. 2 For definitions of Urban Renewal Areas and Future Urban Areas, see the Glossary and Reference section of this report.

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Of the 88% housing growth from areas identified in the Diagram 1: A growth corridor view of the Future Urban Development Areas Framework: Western Growth Corridor – Eastern Growth Corridor – • One-quarter is expected to be accommodated in Tawa to Levin Hutt to Masterton Wellington City (excluding Tawa in the western

corridor), including the Let’s Get Wellington Levin Masterton central Masterton Moving corridor. area (central area to Renall Taraika Street Station) • Nearly one-third is expected to be accommodated in Ōtaki North Carterton the eastern corridor from Lower Hutt to Masterton. Ōtaki East Te Horo/ Waikanae Peka Peka North Growth Area • The remainder (just over 40%) is expected to be Waikanae Featherston Paraparaumu accommodated in the western corridor from Tawa North Gillespies Paraparaumu Road Block to Levin. central area Porirua Upper Hutt to North Heretaunga The Framework identifies improving west-east Growth railway Possible New Area stations connections as an opportunity to unlock growth, West-East Growth Tītahi Eastern Upper Hutt improve resilience and improve regional accessibility Corridor – Porirua Bay Porirua Southern Growth Area to Heretaunga Judgeford Hills to economic and social opportunities. The potential Porirua to housing and urban development capacity of any Takapū Road railway Taita future west-east multi-modal corridor(s) has yet to stations Central Hutt be determined and will need consideration alongside triangle, Woburn to Naenae potential transport interventions. Station Upper Steppings The following diagrams and maps identify the key elements of the Framework, being: Possible New West-East Growth Lincolnshire Petone North Wainuiomata • A growth corridors view – outlines a corridor Corridor – Farm North approach to growth. Johnsonville to Wainuiomata Johnsonville • An Objectives to Initiatives diagram – outlines the objectives, challenges, key moves and initiatives in Urban Renewal Areas Future Urban Areas the Framework. Further Study Areas Potential new business areas • Key spatial plan maps – a series of maps is Central Growth corridors Wellington provided here and in later parts of this document. Corridor Study Areas Existing railways Let’s get These key elements of the Framework are outlined in State Highways Wellington Newtown Moving more detail in this report. All aspects of the Framework Possible new railway stations Growth Kilbirnie have been developed collectively with partners and Hospital Corridor Airport stakeholders during an extensive series of workshops Port 26 and meetings. Potential papakāinga/iwi development

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Diagram 2: Objectives to Initiatives diagram

Objectives • Increase housing supply, and improve housing affordability and choice • Enable growth that protects and enhances the quality of the natural environment and accounts for a transition to a low/no carbon future • Improve multi modal access to and between housing, employment, education and services • Encourage sustainable, resilient and affordable settlement patterns/urban forms that make efficient use of existing infrastructure and resources • Build climate change resilience and avoid increasing the impacts and risks from natural hazards • Create employment opportunities.

Challenges • The region lacks sufficient and affordable housing supply and choice, housing affordability is declining and a significant investment in infrastructure is needed to enable enough housing and quality urban environments • Many of the urban areas in the region are vulnerable to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change, and as the region grows and becomes more densely settled, it will become increasingly important to improve resilience and protect and enhance the region’s natural environment • There is inequitable access to social, educational and economic opportunities across the region • Mana whenua and Māori in the region have poor access to affordable housing choices

Key Moves • Harness growth to make the region’s housing and urban areas more affordable and liveable and provide more housing choice – 'walkable neighbourhoods' • Make better use of the region’s limited supply of well-located greenfield land • Fully unlock the urban development potential of current and future rapid transit orientated corridors particularly the Let’s Get Wellington Moving corridor • Unlock new areas for housing and urban development and deliver greater regional resilience with a major west- east multi-modal corridor • Deliver transformational housing and development outcomes for iwi/Māori • Address the urban development challenges of climate change and transitioning to a zero-carbon economy at a regional scale

Key Initiative • Transport – multi modal Areas • Urban planning • Iwi – housing, spatial planning, capacity building • Three waters infrastructure • Social Infrastructure • Employment,education/training • 8 key spatial initiatives

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Diagram 3: Key spatial maps

15 Current Urban Areas 13 Nodes - Residential Density

Levin Levin 5/57 Fernleigh Street

Paraparaumu Paraparaumu

Masterton Masterton

Carterton

Featherston

Porirua Porirua

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt

Wellington Wellington

Lower density Higher density Current Urban Area Rail network Rail network State Highways State Highways Future Highways

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Blue Green Network 38 Combine Wahi Toitu Areas

Levin

Paraparaumu

Masterton

Carterton

Featherston

Porirua

Upper Hutt

Lower Hutt

Wellington

Awa and marine reserves Combined Wāhi Toitū Areas Rail network Green areas State Highways Whaitua boundaries Future Highways Territorial authority boundaries

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24 Strategic Public Transport Network

Porirua

Kenepuru Levin Levin

Linden

Ōtaki Upper Hutt Tawa

Wallaceville Waikanae Paraparaumu Masterton Trentham Paraparaumu Masterton Paekākāriki

Heretaunga Carterton Pukerua Bay Carterton Featherston Greytown Lower Hutt Porirua Porirua Featherston Upper Hutt Upper Hutt Taitā ohnsonville Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt Petone Martinborough Naenae

Wellington Melling Epuni Wellington

Employees Working in the area 0–1000 Rapid transit network Wellington Waterloo 1001–2000 Passenger rail network, 2001–5000 Woburn 5001–10,000 High frequency bus routes 10,001–20,000 Future rapid mass transport (LGWM) 20,000+ Potential new business areas Airport current service frequencies Rail network are 20 minutes on average. State Highways Port Frequency improvements are Future Highways Hospital scheduled for 2025

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The Framework is presented in six parts:

• Part 1 outlines the current state of and identifies the key challenges facing the region. • Part 2 outlines information about iwi in the region. • Part 3 outlines the key moves that will individually and collectively make a difference in the region. • Part 4 outlines the region’s future growth scenario as well as outcomes and indicators to take advantage of the region’s opportunities and address its challenges. • Part 5 describes the spatial plan for the region for the 30-year period. It includes sections on: - Urban form. - Transport. - The blue-green network. - Constraints. - Employment. - The three waters infrastructure. - Community infrastructure. • Part 6 outlines the key initiatives, projects and governance required to implement the Framework.

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The Wellington Regional Growth Framework and the Urban Growth Agenda

Why are we developing the Wellington Regional Growth Framework?

The region is growing faster than it has done for many An increasing number of vehicles on the roads, capacity decades, and is facing immediate and longer-term and reliability issues associated with buses and trains, housing supply and affordability, urban development and network resilience issues are straining the regional and infrastructure challenges. transport system and may not result in the necessary transport system shifts that we are seeking, such as The immediate issues relate to a lack of housing improving safety and access, reducing emissions and supply, a limited range of housing options and reducing reliance on private vehicle travel. declining housing affordability, particularly for first- home buyers. In the next 30 years, up to 66,000 Community infrastructure will also need more new homes may be needed for up to 151,000 coordinated investment to accommodate growth, additional people in the region. This is equivalent to including in open spaces, community facilities, schools accommodating more than another Hutt Valley of and health care facilities. people and housing in the region. All these challenges will need to be resolved for the A significant investment in housing, urban future and are regional issues best dealt with together development, transport and the three waters3 and not individually. Many also cross local council and infrastructure and services, as well as regional and iwi boundaries, and maximum benefits can be had district planning and policy changes, will be needed to from tackling them together. support future growth. It is important that we take a region-wide approach and Beyond the forecast population and dwelling growth develop a partnership between central government, there are a number of other challenges facing the local government and mana whenua (and the private region. Projected sea-level rises, the severity of sector) to respond to our regional challenges so that weather events, environmental stewardship pressures, we can address community expectations. barriers to mana whenua in fulfilling their role as kaitiaki, and natural hazards are creating challenges as well as uncertainty.

3 Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater.

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Urban Growth Agenda

The Wellington Regional Growth Framework (the The benefits of spatial planning include: This document is not a Future Development Strategy Framework) has been developed by local government, as required under the National Policy Statement on central government and iwi partners to deliver on the • Better coordination between planning and Urban Development (NPS-UD). However, it has been Urban Growth Agenda objectives of the Government4, funding agencies to identify and respond to the developed with this in mind and with the expectation which adjusts the approach to urban development planning challenges affecting the Wellington- that the next iteration of the Framework will meet the and infrastructure planning and introduces new Horowhenua region. NPS-UD requirements. instruments and levers. • Identifying the regional investment pipeline for infrastructure and services and providing Diagram 4 shows the relationship between the Cabinet has recently endorsed the Māori and Iwi Housing increased certainty for all levels of government Framework and other statutory and non-statutory Innovation Framework for Action, which will deliver, at and the private sector. documents. It demonstrates that we have taken pace, a system-wide response to Māori housing stress. current growth strategies and plans into account when • Providing an easy-to-understand story to the outside This direction will also be important for this partnership developing the Framework and that the Framework will world to optimise external investment and jobs. given the challenges identified in the Framework. set the direction for plans going forward. • Creating a long-term and agreed approach to Spatial planning is one pillar of the Urban Growth growth to avoid changes in policy from one For example, a key initiative covered later in this Agenda and is focused on successful growth electoral cycle to another, which could deter document is to ‘Review council zoning and other management. Its core proposition is that well planned private investment. levers to enable higher densities within existing and and managed urban growth should result in improved This Framework is one of several spatial plans being new urban areas in appropriate locations identified environmental, employment, transport and housing developed across the country, with other plans being in the Framework’. This initiative will see changes to outcomes for communities. completed for the Hamilton to Auckland corridor, district plans, which being 10-year planning documents metropolitan Hamilton-Waikato, Tauranga/Western Bay should support the longer-term strategy outlined in the of Plenty and Queenstown. Framework in their objectives and policies, noting that the district plans in the region differ in their timing.

3 Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater. 4 https://www.hud.govt.nz/urban-development/urban-growth-agenda/

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Diagram 4: Relationship between the Framework and other documents

Wellington Regional Growth Framework A 30+ year regional spatial plan – a high level directional document developed collectively. Developed as part of the Future Development Strategy government Urban Growth Agenda. A requirement under the National Policy Statement on Urban Development (2020) which needs to demonstrate that there will be sufficient, feasible development capacity Council Growth Strategies in the medium and long term within a council area. Individual council long term strategy documents developed Must be reviewed every 6 years. from time to time to outline the growth expectations in the council areas. Often undertaken prior to District Plan changes being considered.

Regional Policy Statement and Regional Plan District Plan The Regional Policy Statement sets out the framework and A requirement under the Resource Management Act priorities for resource management in the region. It is a which helps each council manage development in its city, requirement under the Resource Management Act. Regional town or region. It contains policies and rules related to plans, district plans and the Regional Land Transport Strategy development. are required to give effect to the Regional Policy Statement. Must be reviewed every 10 years. The purpose of regional plans is to assist a regional council to carry out its functions in order to achieve the sustainable management purpose. Both must be reviewed every 10 years.

Regional Land Transport Plan Long Term Plan & Infrastructure Strategy A requirement under Land Transport Management Act. A requirement under the Local Government Act. The LTP sets Prepared by Regional Transport Committee’s every 6 years out the priorities for 10 years, including what the council will (reviewed every 3 years). They describe the region's long do, how much it will cost and how it will be funded. It must be term vision for land transport and identify short-medium reviewed every 3 years. The Infrastructure Strategy covers a term investment priorities to move toward this vision. They period of at least 30 consecutive financial years. The purpose also include a regional programme of transport activities is to identify significant infrastructure issues and options for proposed for funding over the next 3 to 6 years. managing them over the period.

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Part 1 – The current state and our challenges

Part 1 of the Framework outlines what we are as a region, including the current state, and explains the key challenges identified during the development of the Framework.

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1.1 What we are as a region

Regional context

The Wellington-Horowhenua region has an important Today the region increasingly functions as an contain and frame the housing and urban development role in the prosperity and governance of New Zealand. integrated employment and housing market. It is an footprint – current and future. The ability to move It is home to the capital, is the country’s second-largest interdependent network of cities, towns and rural easily from the urban areas where people live and work metropolitan economy, and links the North Island areas, with a modern urban economy paired with a to the natural ‘blue-green’ environment is one of the and South Island for most freight movements and quality natural and built environment. As the home of things that people who live in this region value highly. high-voltage electricity transmission. It includes the the capital the region is important to New Zealand as a core metropolitan areas of the Hutt Valley, Wellington, whole and as an international partner and connector. Wairarapa and Horowhenua also contain important Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast, and the less urbanised areas of highly productive land, where rural values regions of Horowhenua and Wairarapa. Large areas of the region are protected in Department such as soil protection, food production and water of Conservation (DoC) and Greater Wellington quality have to be provided for and balanced against Regional Council parkland. They provide opportunities urban development. This will need to be carefully for recreation, and in many parts of the region also considered into the future.

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Current urban area Map 1: Current urban area

Map 1 shows the current urban footprint in the region. 15 Current Urban Areas It highlights the concentration of the footprint in the southern part of the region and the concentration of towns and cities around the two north-south transport corridors, with limited west-east development and connections. Levin

This urban footprint has been well established for many decades and growth has generally followed this pattern. The population of the region has continued to grow in the past 20+ years, and in the past five years it has grown more quickly. The current population of the Wellington-Horowhenua region is 562,790, compared with 457,690 in 1996. Paraparaumu Masterton

After a long period when population growth was Carterton primarily concentrated in Wellington City and on Featherston the Kāpiti Coast, most parts of the region are now experiencing population growth significantly higher Porirua than long-term averages. Levin, Carterton and Porirua, Upper Hutt for instance, have experienced growth rates of 2% or more in the past three years. Lower Hutt

The current-day urban footprint extends over many sites of Wellington significance to mana whenua (including pā and kāinga).

The area in the middle of the region where there is no development tends to be constrained by hills, mountains, hazards and natural resources such as rivers and lakes (as can be seen in the maps in Section Current Urban Area 5.4) and also by the limited west-east transport Rail network connections and access. State Highways

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The region today

Diagrams 5 and 6 provide information on the Wellington-Horowhenua region that is relevant to this Framework. For a more comprehensive understanding of the region, see the Framework’s Foundation Report at https://wrgf.co.nz/reports.

Diagram 5: Urban growth context Diagram 6: Growth management performance 3 Urban growth context 4 4 Growth Management

Mean dwelling price/ GDPcapita (2018) Sie (hectares) 911,300 71,622 Housing affordability Mean household income 55 Deprivation index 49 (10 highest) 562,790 Housing choice % 1- and 2-bedroom dwellings Population (2018) 30% WELLINGTON AND HOROWHENUA Median dwelling price (2019) 646,000 Combined public transport and Population growth 14% (average last 5 years) Transport choice active mode share of trips (2018, 28% Percentage Māori (2013) 1425% Wellington region only) Population growth (average last 20 years) 09% Estimated % of households Access to opportunities 30 minutes travel to work, study 75% Percentage 325% Number of hectares legally protected under 15 Māori (2013) (by DoC, regional councils etc) 150,500 – WELLINGTON REGION Transport’s estimated

Climate change share of CO2 emissions uality of life measure (Wellington region only) 28% – RATED THEIR OERALL UALITY OF LIFE POSITIELY 88% Percentage 65+ (2013) 1425% (2018)

Median age (2013) 372 % LUC 1-3 land (1995)5 11%

5 LUC refers to the Land Use Capability system, which classifies land into eight classes according to its long-term capability to sustain one or more productive uses. LUC 1-3 is the land with the most versatile soils.

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1.2 The region’s challenges

The Framework is a response to the Wellington-Horowhenua region’s current state – Many of the urban areas in the region are vulnerable to the its existing transport network and urban form, environmental impacts, natural hazards, impacts of natural haards and climate change, and as the region social and economic inequities, and growth pressures. All these have been identified as grows and becomes more densely settled, it will become critical challenges for the region to address if it is to position itself for success in the 2 increasingly important to improve resilience and protect and enhance the region’s natural environment second half of this century and realise the direction set by the Framework.

Most of the region, including its existing urban areas, has a significant exposure to The region lacks sufficient and affordable housing supply and multiple natural hazards, and there is continuing demand to build in coastal and/or choice, housing affordability is declining and a significant natural hazard-prone areas. 1 investment in infrastructure is needed to enable enough housing and quality urban environments Sea-level-rise impacts are expected to be felt most significantly in the highly populated areas along the region’s coastline, including key commercial and industrial areas. In more and more areas of the region, housing is unaffordable for many people. For instance, across the region the average rent per week increased by 90.3% between Striking the balance between accommodating urban development and avoiding and 2000 and 2018 and the average house price increased by 74.8% between 2006 reducing current and future risks from hazards, including the impacts of sea-level and 2018. A lack of supply and a limited choice of housing types and locations are rise and earthquake building resilience, is a key challenge. limiting options. Although the region has many large areas of green open space (including regional The lack of affordability for renters and homeowners has become much more of an parks, the DoC estate and water catchment areas), many of its urban waterways are issue in the past five years. In 2019 the average house price in Wellington City was significantly degraded. nine times the average wage. The natural environment of the region is increasingly under pressure from This is increasingly contributing to homelessness, overcrowding and poor health and urban development. With high community and regulatory expectations of better educational outcomes; for example, the percentage of people in the region in severe environmental outcomes (including moving to net zero emissions by 2050), greater housing deprivation increased by 31.2% between 2001 and 2013. At September 2019 protection of highly productive land and lower greenhouse gas emissions, the region more than 1600 people had registered for social housing in the region compared with will need to make significantly faster progress, especially in emission reductions. 300 people five years prior – a five-fold increase.

The lack of affordability is also changing the distribution of demand for housing across the region, pushing more residential growth to outer areas such as Levin and Wairarapa, and causing the displacement of communities.A major investment in infrastructure, particularly for three waters and transport, will be required to enable large-scale housing development in the region.

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There is inequitable access to social, Mana Whenua and Māori in the region have educational and economic poor access to affordable housing choices. 3 opportunities across the region 4

While the region overall has a highly productive workforce with high average Māori home ownership rates are lower than those of the overall population of the household incomes (when compared to the rest of New Zealand), there are Wellington-Horowhenua region. In 2013, 28% of Māori owned their own homes communities across the region where this is not the case. In these places poor compared to 50% of the overall population of the region. access to employment and social opportunities imposes additional transport costs on households experiencing some of the region’s highest levels of deprivation. Data from 2013 also shows that severe housing deprivation was being experienced by 15 people per 1000 for Māori compared to four people per 1000 for Pākehā. The ability to access social and economic opportunities is constrained by many factors. These include the affordability of travel, the lack of well developed, multi- When the analysis of the 2018 Census is completed it is expected to show that rates modal west-east transport connections, the lack of significant concentrations of jobs of home ownership among Māori have continued to decline as housing has become outside central Wellington, the jobs that are difficult to access by public transport (such less affordable in the region, and that the rate of Māori experiencing severe housing as shift work or where people work in multiple locations), and the location of social deprivation has increased since 2013. infrastructure such as hospitals in places with limited public transport services. Opportunities to improve Māori housing outcomes are being developed in a range of emerging partnerships between iwi, the Crown and councils in the region, but a much greater focus will be needed if housing disparities are to be addressed.

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Part 2 – Iwi in the region

Part 2 of the Framework outlines information about iwi in the Wellington-Horowhenua region.

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Tuakiri Tāhuhu korero Te taiao

The entire region is a cultural landscape, with the The region is the ancestral home of generations of Te Ao Māori recognises the holistic and interconnected rohe of mana whenua overlapping to cover the whole Māori tribes, with archaeological sites dating back 650 relationships between people and te taiao (the region. There are eight project partner iwi, as indicated years. Kupe is generally considered to have been the environment). Whakapapa connects the people to in the diagram. The rohe of two other iwi, Ngāti Apa first Polynesian explorer to come to this area, followed maunga, moana, awa and marae. These connections and Rangitāne o Manawatū, also extend over parts of by the Kurahaupō waka (ancestors of Ngāi Tara, to ancestral lands create tribal identities and rohe. Horowhenua. Rangitāne, Muaupoko, Ngāti Apa and Ngāti Ira) and the Tākitimu waka (Ngāti Kahungunu). Migrations of Tainui Māori relationships with the environment are governed Wellington’s earliest name, Te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui and Taranaki tribes to the region followed. by the direct identification of the physical world as (the head of the fish of Māui) comes from the story of being fundamental to and synonymous with human how Aotearoa was created. Legendary navigator Māui The arrival of Europeans saw increasing conflict and identity and wellbeing. Physical and natural elements, hooked a giant fish, which turned into the landform resulted in the alienation of the majority of Māori such as the central mountainous spine and key now known as Te Ika a Māui. land in the region by 1864. The current-day urban lakes, islands and harbours, also play a strong part in footprint extends over many sites of significance to wairuatanga. Some of these can be seen in Map 2. mana whenua (including pā and kāinga). As a result, many mana whenua sites are now inaccessible for Four partner iwi, plus Ngāti Apa and Rangitāne o or unusable by iwi for their traditional purposes. Manawatū, have reached Treaty settlements with the Identified Māori heritage and archaeological sites are Crown. These iwi are: represented on Map 2. • Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika in 2008. • Ngāti Raukawa in 2012. • Ngāti Toa Rangatira in 2012. • Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki Nui-ā-Rua in 2016. However, there are a number of outstanding Waitangi Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Tribunal claims that relate to public land in the region. The distribution of statutory acknowledgements is Ngāti Raukawa Rangitāne o Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki Wairarapa represented on Map 2. Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Ngāti Kahungunu ki The Framework recognises the special relationship Ngāti Toa Rangatira Wairarapa that tangata whenua have with the environment and Taranaki Whānui their role as kaitiaki.

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Map 2: Sites of significance for mana whenua, co-management areas and Māori land in the region

NAA Archsites (Māori) Heritage N List (Māori) Co-Management Areas Foxton Māori Sites and Areas in District Plans PNRP Schedule B - Ngā Taonga Nui a Kiwa Ngā Whenua Rāhui Levin Māori Land Parcels Statutory Acknowledgement Areas Land outside of study area Rail network State Highways Ōtaki Territorial authority boundaries

Paraparaumu

Masterton

Porirua

Upper Hutt

Lower Hutt Martinborough

Wellington

Additional statutory acknowledgements include sea and river locations

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Te tangata Mahitahi

Iwi, hapū and whānau have distinctive histories and It is recognised that each iwi has its own priorities The Framework has built on established relationships values that contribute to our region’s rich cultural and perspectives, and that ongoing work is needed to and partnerships in the region. The Framework heritage. The region is home to a thriving Māori reflect the perspectives of all mana whenua. partnership team is actively including mana whenua economy and mana whenua, as kaitiaki, work in in regional spatial planning, reflecting mana whenua partnership with local and central government to co- A key initiative identified in the Framework is the perspectives and giving life to the aspirations of iwi. manage several areas in the region. development of an iwi spatial plan, to bring together Some of these aspirations are presented in Diagram 7. mana whenua values and knowledge to determine their Māori communities in the region are relatively young collective aspirations in relation to the spatial form of Active engagement and collaboration with project and face a number of challenges. These include the region. This will directly inform future updates of partners has been central to the development of lower rates of housing ownership, lower average the Framework. the Framework. However, further work is required earnings and qualifications held, and higher levels of to ensure all mana whenua are represented as the unemployment compared to the non-Māori population, Other key initiatives include: Framework evolves. as well as less access to tertiary education facilities and/or employment opportunities. More than half of • Supporting the implementation of the Ruruku Through the key initiatives and projects, the Māori adults in the region do not speak te reo Māori. report ‘Te Matarau a Mauī: Collaborative Pathways Framework seeks to support new ways of doing things to Prosperous Māori Futures’. and thinking that improve the outcomes for tangata Ngā wawata me te mahitati • Establishing capacity-building training to strengthen whenua, address the challenges facing the region’s iwi involvement in regional and local planning. Māori communities and support the rich cultural identities in the region. Kaupapa principles of ki uta ki tai, wairuatanga, • Partnering to deliver improved housing, urban kaitiakitanga, tō mātou whakapono and mahitahi have development and economic development informed the development of the Framework. outcomes for iwi/Māori housing – including papakāinga and affordable housing options. Working in partnership with iwi across the region, • Planning and undertaking projects regionally to a number of mana whenua aspirations have been address the urban development impacts of climate highlighted. These are summarised in Diagram 7. change, including the impacts on coastal heritage. This dialogue has taken place alongside other work • Enabling marae to play a strong role in walkable involving the project partners in the region, including neighbourhoods. Ruruku (a partnership to develop a Māori economic development plan for the region).

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Diagram 7: Mana whenua aspirations regarding this Framework

Bringing to life and reimagining regional partnerships and governance, resourcing iwi capacity to participate

Development of an iwi-led spatial plan for the region, sharing technical resources including GIS mapping and planning expertise

Improve opportunities for Māori economic development and prosperity, indigenous procurement

Marae based social, community and cultural hubs Ngā Wawata Improving access to affordable housing in urban and rural o te Iwi areas, papakāinga, developing Māori land

Better reflect cultural identities through urban renewal and decolonising places

Revitalisation of traditional cultural practices, and ability to exercise customary rights.

Skilled and educated whānau, revitalisation of te reo

Protection of taonga, cultural heritage and te taiao; and ability to exercise kaitiakitanga

Improving health outcomes, spiritual, physical, cultural, wellbeing centred around whanaungatanga

Climate change mitigation and protecting coastal heritage at risk

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Part 3 – Key moves

Part 3 of the Framework outlines the key moves that will individually and collectively make a difference in this region.

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3.1 The region’s key moves

32a Walkable Neighbourhood The Wellington-Horowhenua region’s key urban Green development opportunities in the next 30 years are to: spaces, Community community gathering gardens and access spaces, marae, Local to the natural cultural centres, health • Increase housing supply and improve environment libraries services and Local spaces Connections housing affordability and choice in walkable shops, food with cultural Māori health neighbourhoods. stores, cafes, identity and providers entertainment sites • Increase housing density in high-quality urban opportunities Walkable Walkable, environments to support community wellbeing. Well- neighbourhood safe and connected Broadband pleasant streets • Partner with iwi and Māori across the region to safe cycling and mobile that ensure Well- networks connectivity connectivity and connected deliver improved housing and economic outcomes. mobility for all local public ages and transport • Enable growth that protects and enhances the abilities Multi-purpose quality of the natural environment and accounts spaces which can accommodate for a transition to a zero-carbon future. activities for different Local age groups and employment • Improve multi-modal access to and between abilities. opportunities Ability to housing, employment, education and services, age in place Parks and with a particular focus on a significant step Waiora, clean playgrounds, Schools, and healthy swimming early education, change in mode share for public transport and environment; pools, sports Māori Affordable immersion and active modes. air, water and housing and and recreation soil quality, spaces childcare housing centres • Encourage a more sustainable, resilient and effective waste diversity, disposal papakāinga affordable urban form that makes efficient use of existing infrastructure and resources. • Build climate change resilience and avoid What is ….a walkable neighbourhood? Not every walkable neighbourhood in the increasing the risks and impacts of natural hazards. region will be the same or have all the • Create more easily accessible employment This is also sometimes referred to as a same services but they will be high quality opportunities. 10-20-minute village or neighbourhood. The environments. concept is about “living locally” – where people can access most of their daily needs Examples of services people might be able to within a walkable distance from their home. access within a walkable neighbourhood are Walkable distances can also be accessed by – your local primary school, a local park, some other transport modes such as safe cycling health services, some community facilities and routes and local public transport options. retail that is more than a dairy.

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What is.. multi modal? What is … housing density? You may see this term used in this and other reports such as the Wellington This refers to the number of houses or dwellings in or on a certain area, often Regional Mode Shift Plan. ‘Multi-modal’ refers to the transport system expressed as the number of dwellings per hectare or a density related to m2. addressing the needs of all roads users, including pedestrians, cyclists, people The higher the number of dwellings per hectare, the higher the density. using public transport (bus or train), freight vehicles and private passenger vehicles. The term ‘active modes’ generally refers to walking and cycling, but Medium-density housing for instance is defined by the Ministry for the can also include scootering, skateboarding etc. Environment as a density of less than 350 m2 per unit. It can include standalone dwellings, semidetached or duplex dwellings, terraced housing or apartments. For more on this see the National Policy Statement on Urban Development 2020.

What is.. zero carbon? The Wellington City Council “Te Atakura- First to Zero” plan defines zero carbon as - that we can balance the activities that do produce carbon emissions What is … typology? against the activities that capture carbon. This effectively means our overall impact on the climate is zero. The classification of building, space usage and design features. Housing typology is the classification of house designs, sizes and styles. This application could be general (e.g., ranches, split levels, colonials, etc.) or specific to an area/city/town (e.g., in this city, the majority of houses are in one acre plots and built as one storey). What is… ‘rapid transit?’ The National Policy Statement on Urban Development defines a ‘rapid transit service’ as any existing or planned frequent, quick, reliable and high-capacity public transport service that operates on a permanent route (road or rail) that is largely separated from other traffic.

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The region can capitalise on these opportunities by implementing the following key moves:

Harness growth to make the region’s housing and urban areas more Unlock new areas for housing and urban development and affordable and liveable and provide more housing choice – ‘walkable deliver greater regional resilience with a major west-east neighbourhoods’ multi-modal corridor By providing for, and when appropriate actively partnering (Urban Explore the potential for a maor multi-modal west-east corridor (or Development Authority powers) to deliver quality and more intensive vibrant corridors) that unlocks new areas for housing and urban development, mixed use urban development – where people can get a large percentage of improves access to social and economic opportunities across the their daily needs met locally (walkable neighbourhoods), in locations with region (including employment and freight movement) and significantly good access to rapid transit or high frequency public transport in both Future improves resilience. Urban Areas (greenfield) and urban renewal areas (brownfield).

2 Make better use of the region’s limited supply of well-located Deliver transformational housing and development outcomes greenfield land for iwi/Māori By undertaking future urban area development differently we can ensure that By partnering with iwi, the Crown and councils to deliver more housing is delivered at medium and higher densities (such as terraced transformational housing, urban development and economic housing or apartments), and that new development is built to support development outcomes for iwi/Māori. multi-modal transport options for residents, with an emphasis on being rapid transit orientated where it is easy to access rapid transport services.

3 Fully unlock the urban development potential of current and future Address the urban development challenges of climate change and rapid transit orientated corridors particularly the Let’s Get Wellington 6 transitioning to a zero-carbon economy at a regional scale Moving corridor. By planning and undertaking proects regionally to address the urban By leveraging our existing rail network and new investment in rapid transit, development impacts of climate change, particularly impacts on particularly on the Let’s Get Wellington Moving corridor, to deliver infrastructure and where people live and work and work to transition to a transformational urban development including density changes and more ero-carbon economy. affordable housing choices.

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Part 4 – Going forward

Part 4 of the Framework outlines the region’s future growth scenario as well as outcomes and indicators in order to take advantage of the region’s opportunities and address its challenges.

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4.1 The growth scenario

Wellington-Horowhenua is growing Map 3: Conceptual illustration of residential density and development The Wellington-Horowhenua region is growing faster than it has done for many decades, and is facing immediate and longer-term housing supply and affordability, urban 13 Nodes - Residential Density development and infrastructure challenges.

The Framework has been developed by considering: Levin 5/57 Fernleigh Street • The population projections for the region, which suggest a population increase of 91,000-151,0006 in the next 30 years. • A growth scenario where there is a future regional population of 760,000. This is 200,000 people on top of the current population.

• An increase of 100,000 jobs in the 30-year period. Paraparaumu

Masterton While there is uncertainty as to when, how and at what rate the region could reach this population figure, the Framework is intended to provide for an urban structure for this population size. It is important to note this is not a growth target for the region. Porirua

Upper Hutt Map 3 is a conceptual view illustrating the gradual transition of residential development and density across the region under this scenario over time. The higher-density Lower Hutt development is clustered around development locations supported by passenger rail Wellington and/or future rapid transit, with intensification occurring along existing and planned transport corridors.

The map shows the envisaged growth scenario across the region, with greater Lower density Higher density density (more dwellings per hectare) represented by a darker blue and areas with Rail network State Highways lower density shown in a paler red. Future Highways

6 These numbers have been derived from a combination of Stats NZ forecasts and Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessments – see https://planningforgrowth.wellington.govt. nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/3287/Wellington-Regional-HBA-Chpt-1-Regional-Summary.pdf for more information on the Housing and Business Development Capacity Assessments.

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Elements of the growth scenario

The proposed urban form for the region is a mix of both Of the 88% of housing growth coming from areas high-density growth in and around key centres and in identified in the Framework: the walkable catchments of future rapid transit stops and other railway stations and bus hubs across the • One-quarter is expected to be accommodated in region, and increased densities in Future Urban Areas. Wellington City (excluding Tawa), including the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) corridor8. Approximately two-thirds of the growth is expected • Nearly one-third is expected to be accommodated to occur in Urban Renewal Areas in existing urban in the eastern corridor from Lower Hutt to areas through infill, urban renewal and intensification. Masterton. Approximately one-third of the growth will be in Future • The remainder (just over 40%) is expected to be Urban Areas, extending the current urban footprint of accommodated in the western corridor from Tawa the region. While Future Urban Areas can be expected to Levin. across the whole region, a large proportion of this type of growth will be in the western corridor in areas from The potential housing and urban development capacity Porirua to Levin. of any future west-east multi-modal corridor(s) has yet to be fully determined. Our current understanding is that, regionally, 88% of housing growth will come from areas we have The Framework outlines spatially where growth might identified in the Framework, and 12% will come through occur, but also focuses on the type of growth envisaged, business-as-usual infill (including incremental, smaller- for instance the density and urban design aspects. scale Future Urban Areas – greenfield developments) throughout the region, with just over half of this infill being in Wellington City.

8 See https://lgwm.nz.

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4.2 Building communities and neighbourhoods

The Framework sets out critical spatial elements that Placemaking applies as much to enhancing existing Housing affordability and choice will help to create well-functioning and ‘liveable’ urban communities as it does to new ones. This is important environments – places where people want to live, work in the context of this Framework given that we are Providing housing for all people will be critical to and play, and where people have easy and affordable expecting approximately two-thirds of growth to occur creating a liveable region. This includes meeting access to housing, services, amenities, open space and in existing urban areas. people’s housing needs, including through affordable jobs. We describe these as walkable neighbourhoods. housing choices and avoiding the negative impacts of The Framework seeks to ensure that developments gentrification and displacement. Liveability and placemaking contribute to liveability and placemaking through spatial elements such as: The Framework has a strong focus on improving housing outcomes. Enabling increased urban densities Liveable urban areas can make a major contribution • Providing for a high-quality public realm and in existing communities is not intended to displace to people’s quality of life. A well-planned urban open spaces as core spatial features – including existing residents. development can meet housing needs, provide the blue-green network that supports local and affordable housing choices, improve access to regional sustainability and wellbeing e.g. water- At present there is a lack of sufficient housing choice employment, education and services, and support sensitive urban design elements. and diversity in the right locations. Demographic healthy, connected and cohesive communities. changes, such as projected increases in the number of Liveable areas are resilient and can adapt to changes • Planning for a future where all new developments single-person households, mean that housing needs over time. are focused on active mobility and access to will change over time. It is important to consider public transport, so there is easier access to jobs, aspects such as ensuring young people can afford to Placemaking contributes to liveability by creating great services and amenity. live in the neighbourhoods in which they grow up. places that strengthen local character and diversity • Ensuring Wāhi Toitū areas9 are considered in all and develop a sense of place for each area. Prioritising new developments as a way of creating resilient Enabling a range of locations for housing, at a range a people-friendly public realm, open spaces and communities where the risk of hazards is reduced of densities and providing for different types, will walkable neighbourhoods can support major centres and where the local context, such as culturally and increase the diversity of the housing stock, enabling and nodes, improve access to social infrastructure and historically important features, is respected. more people to access the homes they need in existing amenities and result in improved health outcomes. neighbourhoods. Enabling papakāinga housing and other housing options through which Māori can Placemaking includes creating communities that are express their cultural traditions and norms is another easy to navigate on foot and by cycle (or other micro- key element in providing for housing choice. mobility means). This helps to create neighbourhoods that are safe, comfortable and interesting. Walkable neighbourhoods support more prosperous local 9 businesses and healthier communities by making it For information on this, see the Constraints – Wāhi Toitū and Wāhi Toiora section of the report. easy and safe to be active.

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4.3 The benefits of urban development and a denser urban form

Benefits of urban development Benefits of a denser urban form Doing Density well The majority of New Zealanders and those in the Government policy supports increased density in Wellington-Horowhenua region live in towns and cities. urban areas in certain locations. The NPS-UD requires Providing for density is not just about providing As growth in urban areas is expected to continue, it is councils to provide for more intensive developments for more housing but also ensuring this is done important to get our towns and cities to look and feel around urban centres and in locations where well and with people and communities at the right. Ensuring that this long-term growth produces forefront of planning. For the Framework this accessibility by public or active transport is high and benefits for existing and future residents is critical to the is about providing places where people want to where there is demand for housing and business use. prosperity, sustainability and liveability of this region. live and be part of a community. This requires thought about how to connect people to the The Framework has been prepared taking these places they live and work through good design of A 2019 report prepared for the Ministry for the requirements into account. The benefits of a denser both housing and the open and urban spaces. Environment investigated the costs and benefits of urban form can be maximised if it is located where urban development. It found that urban development there is demand for housing and good accessibility to If all the benefits above to the transport system, generates significant agglomeration benefits that public and active transport and jobs and services. business and the environment are achieved but support higher productivity and incomes and a greater we don’t build density well for people who live in variety of consumption opportunities. it, then this is not a great outcome. Apart from some locations in Wellington City, The Framework is a tool to help facilitate these positive the region does not currently have many areas urban growth benefits in the long term. It identifies a of significant medium or higher-density housing. range of opportunities to enhance competitive land There are some great examples, but not at scale. markets. Future Urban Renewal Areas are located in places where the current and future transport infrastructure will provide a high-quality public transport network with a compact urban form that accommodates long-term growth and provides high-quality social, cultural, economic and environmental outcomes.

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Good compact urban forms place homes close to social Increasing the range of housing types in a given and economic opportunities and support them with neighbourhood provides greater choice, increasing the multi-modal transport options. Encouraging high density opportunities for first-home buyers to enter the market around public transport stops is necessary to support and helping older residents to ‘age in place’. improvements in the frequency of public transport services offered and new investment in infrastructure. In 2005 the Ministry for the Environment researched the value of urban design and the ‘value of density’, and Delivering denser urban forms in locations with easy found that high-density developments (in conjunction options for walking and cycling and good access to with other conditions such as mixed use, good building rapid transit can ease pressure on the wider transport design and adequate open space) can: system, reduce emissions and encourage more physical activity – realising physical and mental health • Provide cost savings in land, infrastructure and benefits. Well-planned mixed-use and compact cities energy. generally offer higher levels of wellbeing with lower resource use and greenhouse gas emissions. • Reduce the economic costs of time spent travelling. • Help concentrate knowledge and innovative Creating a more compact urban form requires a activity in the core of the city. focus on redeveloping existing urban areas to higher • Be associated with lower crime rates and greater densities where appropriate, as well as ensuring the safety. Future Urban Areas we create use land efficiently and are more self-supporting with local employment and • Help preserve green spaces in conjunction with community facilities. certain kinds of urban development. • Reduce run-off from vehicles to water, and Locating high-density developments in and around emissions to the air and atmosphere (although air neighbourhoods supports local businesses, services emissions may be more locally concentrated). and facilities by increasing the number of potential customers. It also can help reduce the need for • Help encourage more physical activity, with clearance of native ecosystems in that it generally consequent health benefits. reduces the need for development on vacant land. • Promote social connectedness and vitality.

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4.4 Measuring our success

Suggested indicators for the Framework are outlined Table 1 Suggested indicators for the Framework in Table 1. These are mainly consistent with the other spatial plans being jointly developed through urban growth OUTCOME MEASURE INDICATOR partnerships, but also reflect local spatial plan objectives. Housing Housing affordability Ratio of average income to average dwelling purchase price/rent Monitoring progress towards achieving these outcomes is important not only for understanding the Housing choice Increasing range of housing sizes, types and locations effectiveness of the Framework but also to inform the Government’s Urban Growth Agenda. The indicators Inclusive access Proportion of the population living within 30 minutes of work, Access to opportunities 9 provide the areas against which the success of the education and other services Framework will be measured. Active travel and Mode share of all trips by walking, cycling and public transport public transport journeys It will be necessary to further refine the indicators below and develop and agree targets if we are to Environmental Emissions reductions Reducing emissions per capita understand if we are being successful. This will be an sustainability (e.g. transport, waste) Transport generated CO emissions (per capita and absolute) implementation action for the Framework. 2 Total quantity of open space consumed for development Impact on land and Quantity of versatile rural land consumed for development biodiversity Quantity of indigenous vegetation protected from development

Climate Population/employment located in areas vulnerable to Climate change resilience change sea level rise

9 This may be by any travel mode including car.

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Part 5 – The spatial plan

Part 5 of the Framework sets out the spatial framework for the Wellington- Horowhenua region. It identifies areas for growth, development and improvement, including areas to protect, uses and activities, transport, the blue-green network and infrastructure.

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5.1 Urban form

Future Urban Development Areas The Framework includes developments with regional current programme of three waters renewal. scale only: • The location has development potential and the ability Councils and iwi in the region have a range of city- and • Future Urban Area (greenfield) developments, to strengthen the node to provide more services. district-level urban growth plans, spatial plans, housing generally over 1000 new dwellings. plans and district plans that outline and shape growth The development areas can be seen in Diagrams 8 in their areas. Many of these are currently underway • Urban Renewal Areas (brownfield) developments, and 9. We expect that all these development areas (or similar) will need to occur to accommodate the regional or have only recently been completed. The Framework including high-density developments in all seven 11 growth scenario of 200,000 additional people. has drawn on this work and sought to incorporate major centres in the region and medium-density much of the intent of each of the plans and strategies developments at nodes. The diagrams show: to ensure appropriate alignment between city-, district- This is in alignment with the requirements of the NPS-UD. • The western growth corridor from Tawa to Levin, and regional-scale spatial/district planning. with a heavy focus on Urban Renewal Areas closer These locations have been identified as Future Urban to Wellington City from south of Tawa to central This Framework outlines the Future Urban Development Development Areas for a number of reasons (although Porirua. It also has sizeable Future Urban Areas in Areas in the next 30 years that require regional not all reasons apply to each area), including: Porirua, the Kāpiti Coast and Levin, of which some identification, assistance and recognition. In many cases • District plan provisions are already in place or need further exploration. this aligns with developments identified in current council underway to enable higher densities in a location. and iwi plans, and in some cases areas identified in the • The eastern growth corridor from the lower Hutt • Some of the current housing in the area is already Framework are new region-wide spatial elements. Valley to Masterton, with almost all housing medium or high density. growth from Urban Renewal Areas in the Hutt The Future Urban Development Areas are all subject to • Land ownership sits with a limited number Valley. There are both Urban Renewal Area and further testing that includes: of owners and has a fair amount of central Future Urban Area developments in Wairarapa. government, local government and/or iwi • The LGWM corridor is all Urban Renewal Area • Completing the due diligence needed to decide on ownership. This applies more in nodes than in development. exact locations and forms (i.e. to a property scale); major centres. The highlighted ‘yellow’ west-east corridors are rigorous testing in line with NPS-UD requirements; • The location is at or alongside a rapid transit stop. possible new/strengthened corridors that could deliver considering other national directions and the • The location is close to a major employment centre. housing, resilience and improved multi-modal access regional policy statement and plan; reviewing the • The location is in an area that is less affected than to economic and social opportunities for the region. Housing and Business Development Capacity others by natural hazards. For instance, if corridors of this kind were established, Assessments; and undertaking district plan changes. you could live in Tītahi Bay and travel by frequent public • Can leverage off a large public-sector investment • Assessing how well they deliver on multi-modal transport to your work in Upper Hutt along a west-east either underway or imminent. access and reduce emissions, and considering the housing and transport corridor. optimal timing for any enabling • The location is close to or includes a local high school, primary school or intermediate school. 11 Masterton, Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Porirua, infrastructure investment. Paraparaumu and Levin. • The location has three waters capacity or a

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Diagram 8: A growth corridor view of the Future Urban Diagram 9: Future Urban Development Areas by corridor Development Areas

Western Growth Corridor – Eastern Growth Corridor – CORRIDOR FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREA CORRIDOR FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREA Tawa to Levin Hutt to Masterton

Western Levin central area Eastern Masterton

Masterton Growth Growth Levin Masterton central Masterton Corridor – Taraika Corridor – area (central area to Renall Tawa to Hutt to Taraika Levin Carterton East Street Station) Levin Masterton Ōtaki North Carterton Ōtaki North Featherston Ōtaki East Te Horo/ Waikanae Ōtaki Gillespies Road Peka Peka North Growth Area Waikanae Featherston Te HoroPeka Peka Growth Area Upper Hutt to Heretaunga Paraparaumu North Gillespies Waikanae North Wallaceville Paraparaumu Road Block central area Waikanae Taita Porirua Upper Hutt to North Heretaunga Growth railway Paraparaumu North Naenae Possible New Area stations Central Hutt Triangle – West-East Growth Paraparaumu central area Tītahi Eastern Upper Hutt (Waterloo, Woburn, Epuni and Hutt centre) Corridor – Porirua Bay Porirua Southern Growth Area Porirua North Growth Area to Heretaunga Judgeford Hills Porirua Porirua to Takapū Road railway stations to Takapū Northern Tītahi Bay Road Upper Stebbings railway Taita Possible stations West-East Eastern Porirua Central Hutt Growth triangle, udgeford Hills Woburn to Corridor Naenae Let’s get Wellington Central Station udgeford Upper Wellington Steppings Newtown Moving Upper Hutt Southern Growth Area Growth Corridor Kilbirnie Possible New West-East Growth Lincolnshire Petone North Wainuiomata Urban Renewal Areas Southern ohnsonville Farm North Corridor – Future Urban Areas Possible Lincolnshire Farm Johnsonville to Further Study Areas West-East Wainuiomata Johnsonville Growth Potential new business areas Lincolnshire Farm Growth corridors Corridor Urban Renewal Areas Petone North Future Urban Areas Wainuiomata North Further Study Areas

Potential new business areas Central Growth corridors Wellington Corridor Study Areas Existing railways Let’s get State Highways Wellington Newtown Possible new railway stations Moving Growth Kilbirnie Hospital Corridor Airport Port 26 Potential papakāinga/iwi development

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Maps 4 and 5 provide spatial views of the Future Urban Development Areas from regional and metro perspectives. Map 4: Future Urban Development Areas – regional scale Map 5: Future Urban Development Areas – metro scale

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Levin Paraparaumu

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Paraparaumu Featherston

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Lower Hutt Lower Hutt

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Urban Renewal Areas Railway network Future Urban Areas State Highways Future Study Areas Future Highways Maor Centres Potential Pakapāinga/Iwi Development

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Iwi aspirations Accommodating 200,000 more people

In working with iwi across the region we have identified To achieve the level of housing capacity required located greenfield available in the region. It will Map 5: Future Urban Development Areas – metro scale the opportunity for marae-based urban developments. to accommodate an additional 200,000 people, the require planning changes and a different and more This is about putting the marae at the centre of a following developments will be required: integrated approach to development. community and planning for and developing both 4. More affordable housing options right across 1. Infill and incremental housing development to housing and community infrastructure to support local the region. people and their aspirations around the marae. This continue as is – for example, converting existing 5. Partnering with iwi to both continue and introduce could include papakāinga, cultural services, social houses into multiple units, replacing single houses further housing options that work for Māori, services and employment centres and may require a with two and undertaking two- to three-dwelling including papakāinga and marae-based housing new way of thinking about the planning policies and developments. This is business as usual for the developments. rules for marae-based locations in both urban and rural region, and it is expected to be further enabled by areas in the region. changes being made by many of the councils to 6. In the longer term, urban development along the lift general densities in their cities and districts. west-east corridor(s) that may already exist as a Marae can play a strong role in walkable The locations where these types of development transport corridor but has yet to be established as neighbourhoods for tangata whenua, providing all the are enabled are not explicitly identified in the a housing and urban development corridor and/or benefits outlined in earlier sections of this report. Framework, but they are nonetheless an important may be a new corridor. part of the region’s growth capacity. We expect The two current north-south corridors and the LGWM/ A number of possible marae development areas them to provide up to 11,400 dwellings in the 30- Wellington City corridor are expected to accommodate are identified on the maps in this section, in areas year period, of which just over half are expected to the growth in dwellings shown in the Table 2, assuming where iwi have expressed an interest in this type be in Wellington City. that the necessary density plan changes are put of development. Not all project partner iwi have 2. Transformational change in Urban Renewal Areas in place and more proactive urban development contributed to this mapping to date. Further work is that are on frequent public transport corridors, approaches are used. required with project partner iwi to understand more at rapid transit stops and in major centres. This and to get a true regional view of the number and scale is more than a business-as-usual approach to of possible developments. This work will continue growth and will require both planning changes and under the evolving partnership approach developed a proactive and more integrated use of new urban during the development of this Framework. development approaches.

In some geographical areas in the region, iwi are 3. Widespread medium-density developments in landowners in current urban areas and would be Future Urban Areas (greenfield) where topography partners in urban development activity in those makes them possible, with fewer traditional areas, along with entities such as councils, transport stand-alone housing types being built. This is a organisations and the private sector. change from current development patterns and is needed to fully utilise the limited amount of well-

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Table 2: Growth potential by corridor

NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN CORRIDOR INDICATOR FUTURE URBAN

Western corridor (Tawa to Levin) 38,100 43%

Eastern corridor (Lower Hutt to Masterton) 27,200 31%

LGWM/Wellington City corridor 22,700 26%

TOTAL 88,00011 100%

If one or more west-east urban development and As with the Eastern Porirua and LGWM13 corridor, these 11 Using 2.2 people per household in Urban Renewal Areas transport corridors are also developed, some of are areas where local government, central government, and 2.5 people per household in Future Urban Areas, this results in just over 200,000 additional people excluding this growth plus additional growth would likely be iwi and the private sector can work together to make a infill developments, and more than 227,000 including infill redistributed across the new corridors. big difference. developments. 12 The LGWM website https://lgwm.nz/ defines the Early staging – developing a The six Future Urban Development Areas of Eastern geographical area of the LGWM project as from Ngāūranga Porirua, LGWM, Lower Hutt Triangle, Levin, Upper Hutt Gorge to Wellington Airport, encompassing the central city, better understanding and Johnsonville are expected to enable up to 29,000 the Wellington Urban Motorway, Wellington Hospital and connections to the eastern and southern suburbs new dwellings in the next 30 years. The Eastern Porirua and LGWM corridor Future Urban Development Areas are already underway, with While these have been identified for an early focus, it each being developed through a local government, is recognised that circumstances might change from central government and iwi partnership to provide time to time (for instance through Treaty settlements or transformational change in that area. a focused approach from the private sector), requiring a reassessment of this list. The implementation of the Table 3 identifies the Future Urban Development Areas Framework will be developed to be able to respond to and spatial initiatives for the first staging of projects. It and take advantage of any changes. involves initially gaining a better understanding of what the opportunity is and whether the level of housing and community development identified through the Framework can be fully realised, and at what cost.

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Table 3: Early staging spatial initiatives

FUTURE URBAN FUTURE URBAN WHY? WHY? DEVELOPMENT AREA DEVELOPMENT AREA

Eastern Porirua This project is underway and will provide 2000 additional homes (both Johnsonville This opportunity can maximise the mixed-use and residential state houses and affordable and market homes) as well as great opportunities in Johnsonville (required by the NPS-UD). Wellington City neighbourhoods and resilient communities. The project will help to Council is progressing Johnsonville as a key suburban centre within 21 improve the wellbeing of Eastern Porirua residents including new its Draft Spatial Plan and through its District Plan review that will likely employment opportunities for local people and businesses. result in District Plan policies, infrastructure investment and a suburban See https://poriruadevelopment.co.nz/ centre investment plan that will incentivise and enable the high levels of growth required. Let’s Get Wellington This project is underway and is intended to move more people with It leverages the already regionally significant centre connected by Moving (LGWM) fewer vehicles. It will provide attractive travel choices and reshape how infrastructure and public transport (rail and bus) that serves a number people live. It will make the city and region more accessible, compact, of adjacent suburbs. sustainable and deliver a better place to be. See https://lgwm.nz/ West-East corridor Travelling west-east on public transport or using active modes is Lower Hutt Triangle- This opportunity can capitalise on the large scale Kainga Ora ownership possible Future problematic at present, limiting the ability for people to move using City centre and in this area along with a District Plan that currently provides for higher Development Areas these modes for work or leisure reasons. The current corridors are Woburn to Naenae density, a council owned housing Council Controlled Organisation, the simply roads or do not exist. stations large range of community and social infrastructure already in place and the relative lack of hazards. This project will explore the potential for significantly improving west- east access and resilience and unlocking areas for housing and urban It leverages rail and bus assets and services as well as other recent and development and social and economic activities across the West-East planned investments including RiverLink access by investigating the options for enhanced/new west-east (see https://haveyoursay.gw.govt.nz/riverlink), the Beltway cycleway, growth corridors. Naenae pool and station access. Assessment of There is a significant amount of Future Urban Area development Levin rail and state This opportunity can shape different growth patterns and manage public transport and projected to occur in Kāpiti and Levin over the period of the Framework. highway leveraged increasing growth in this area whilst retaining this as a relatively social infrastructure In addition to this is the increase in dwellings expected in Urban development and affordable location and constraining outward growth to protect the requirements to Renewal Areas. Taraika surrounding highly productive soils and blue-green network. support the increase This project will look at the projected growth, timing and type of It leverages the major new transport investments in road and rail in population in the development and and collectively identify the public and active and Taraika, the proximity to both Palmerston North and Wellington Kāpiti/Horowhenua transport, future health and education provision requirements so that employment markets and tertiary education providers and the lower area these are considered together and support the type of growth outlined hazard profiles in this area. in this Framework. Upper Hutt This opportunity can increase housing density in this area with a rail orientated District Plan change underway along an already established rail corridor development – centre and in an area with a lower hazard profile than other parts of the region. and Upper Hutt to It leverages identified key development opportunities around stations, Heretaunga stations including changes in housing density at Trentham, potential for office development in Wallaceville, the development of a sports hub in Heretaunga and development opportunities in Upper Hutt centre as well as rail and road (SH58 and Transmission Gully) investment.

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What will growth look like? or region and include a range of leisure and community Design elements facilities for those districts, cities and/or regions. It is important for growth in the region that we It is important that developments support a number of establish the amount of growth and where it might They are expected to have well identified and used central government and other partner directions and be as well as the principles underpinning the types of multi-modal transport options linking to other parts of are fit for the future. This means developments that: development the region is looking for. the district, city and/or region. 1. Are built from low-emission materials (the Climate The partners in the Framework are interested in Wellington City is a good example of a major centre Change Response [Zero Carbon] Amendment Act). that already contains all these elements. developing communities where people can get many of 2. Align with the NPS-UD with regard to density their daily needs locally, not just more housing. Future Urban Area developments requirements. Urban Renewal Node developments 3. Provide community green and public space. To date, Future Urban Area (greenfield) developments Walkable neighbourhood developments around rapid within the region have typically been low density, 4. Include water-sensitive urban design features transit stops/railway stations will comprise medium- containing mainly stand-alone housing. They have (this is one way to achieve the water-quality density housing and provide for a number of daily often not been well serviced by public transport and requirements of the National Policy Statement for needs within 10- to 20-minute walks from home, have had a limited range of community services. Freshwater Management). including local shopping centres e.g. more than dairies. Residents have needed to get into their cars and leave 5. Align with and include Māori urban design their communities to get their daily needs met. principles – identifying with place. They will be close to or include significant employment opportunities, local primary schools and local parks or In future this type of development will aim to create 6. Have good relationships in how spaces and streets green spaces. a sense of neighbourhood and community. Larger work, such as the Healthy Streets approach. developments will have neighbourhood centres with 7. Fit with local landscapes and natural and historic These developments will provide access to regional local shopping centres, local schools (or have local heritage. employment, services and education, be walkable with schools near enough to walk or cycle to and from), safe cycling and local public transport options, support 8. Utilise low-damage design approaches. and where possible local health services, community multimodal travel and have some locally established social services and community green space. 9. Utilise inclusive and accessible design principles services such as community hubs and health services. consistent with universal design. These developments will deliver higher housing Urban Renewal major centre developments 10. Are consistent with partner design guides, such as densities than would currently be found in greenfield ‘Bridging the Gap: NZTA Urban Design Guidelines’ Major centre developments will provide higher-density developments in the region. They are likely to and ‘Station Access Design Guidelines’. housing, with the specific densities determined by the be medium density with housing types such as local areas. townhouses and low-level apartments, and have easy 11. Meet good-practice urban design principles access to more frequent public transport to connect (access to sunlight as an example). All major centres in the region will continue to develop people to employment, services and education. Links to examples of these design aspects are included as major activity hubs that include housing, frequent in the references section at the back of this report. public transport/rapid transit, major employment Some larger developments will also include business opportunities and education services. They will also activities such as commercial or industrial parks that contain primary shopping areas for the district, city and/ enable people to work closer to home.

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5.2 Transport 22 Transport Targets

The transport system CARBON SAFETY EMISSIONS MODE SHARE Work undertaken as part of the draft 2021 Regional Land Transport Plan has identified trends and issues relevant to this Framework: 40% reduction in 30% reduction in 40% increase in deaths and serious transport generated active travel and inuries on emissions public transport • Demand for public transport is growing. our roads mode share • Car use remains the dominant mode of travel for journeys to work. • Congestion on key multi-modal road corridors is resulting in travel delays and unreliable journey times for people and freight. • Transport-related carbon emissions are increasing. To address these issues and deliver on the Framework objectives, the region will need to:

• Ensure there is sufficient public transport capacity to accommodate growing demand. • Integrate land use and transport to support compact urban forms, liveable places and a strong regional economy. • Provide better travel choices through improved access to public transport as well as safe and attractive walking and cycling networks. • Ensure the transport network is well connected and resilient so people can access jobs, education and services and freight can be moved efficiently. • Minimise the impacts of travel on the environment. Three headline 10-year targets have been agreed to measure progress in achieving these goals and drive action and investment.14

14 These targets are drawn from the draft 2021 Regional Land Transport Plan.

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Public transport network Map 6: Rapid transit/core public transport network

The public transport network in the region (Metlink) is 24 Strategic Public Transport Network an integrated network of bus, train and harbour ferry services. The network consists of four railway lines, more than 100 bus routes, more than 200 school bus Porirua services, and harbour ferry services. Through the Total Kenepuru Mobility Scheme, discounted taxi services provide Levin travel support and assistance for people who have difficulty using the public transport services. Linden

Ōtaki Upper Hutt The Metlink network consists of three layers: core Tawa routes, local routes and targeted services. Of these, the Wallaceville core routes form the strategic public transport network. Waikanae Core routes are the urban rail network and frequent bus Paraparaumu Trentham services that form the network’s backbone, linking areas Masterton Paekākāriki of high demand with high-capacity, direct services with Heretaunga extensive operating hours. Pukerua Bay Carterton Map 6 identifies frequent bus services, the passenger Greytown rail network and the parts of the rail network that could Porirua Featherston be considered rapid transit (when higher-frequency Upper Hutt Taitā services are introduced around 2025, generally ohnsonville Lower Hutt increasing service frequency to 10-15 minutes). Petone Martinborough Naenae

Rail patronage has grown substantially in the past Wellington Melling Epuni decade. This reflects both population growth in the region and investments to improve infrastructure, Rapid transit network Waterloo rolling stock and services, including through the Passenger rail network, Woburn Wellington Metro Upgrade Programme and as part of High frequency bus routes the New Zealand Upgrade Programme. Future rapid mass transport (LGWM)

Airport current service frequencies Port are 20 minutes on average. Frequency improvements are Hospital scheduled for 2025

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The bus network has a critical role in moving large Area developments proposed along current transport Walking and cycling numbers of people in Wellington City, particularly at corridors and adjacent to current urban areas will also peak times, and in connecting people to rail and other require the development of safe and convenient multi- Walking is part of almost every trip. The main issues facilities around the region. modal connections. are severance, barriers to walking and substandard design or poor urban environments. The region is in an enviable position as it already has For the major centres, transport initiatives will focus an extensive passenger rail network on which to base on enabling more short trips via active modes (walking A key aspect of a ‘well-functioning urban environment’ future urban development. The transport part of the and cycling) and improving access to rapid transit is walkability. A much greater focus on walking stations. This will require the implementation of and placemaking across the region recognises the Framework builds on the region’s strengths, with current projects such as LGWM in central Wellington importance of supporting the walkability of centres rapid transit providing the backbone for future urban and making the major centres in the region much and neighbourhoods as part of providing a well- development, supported by improvements in multi- easier to walk and cycle around, with a focus on functioning urban environment. modal connections across the region. Improvements in improving access to stations. service frequency will be introduced around 2025, with The Wellington Regional Mode Shift Plan identifies further increases in frequency delivered over time. Similarly, improving multi-modal station access a range of focus areas to make shared and active will be a focus in the development of nodes at rail modes more attractive. This includes revitalising city/ Similarly, the bus network will be increasingly stations and bus interchanges. A first step will be town centres in the region with a focus on walking and important to support public transport mode share the development of master plans that incorporate biking for shorter trips, through permanent changes in key growth areas in the region. These include the the plans for urban development, increasing housing as well as temporary interventions or trials and other northern suburbs of Wellington City and other parts density and transport and other infrastructure needs. initiatives such as lowering speeds around schools. of the region where bus mode share is low, including The master plans will also need to incorporate west-east connections. sufficient space to enable local bus services to operate All roads in the region, excluding motorways, are used efficiently, and provide for local trips. for cycling. Newly completed cycle facilities around Mode shift is central to LGWM, which is a significant the region have increased people’s ability to cycle programme of investment in the next 30 years, aiming Progressing regional rail improvements will be critical safely, but there are still significant gaps in the network to move more people with fewer vehicles. Mass transit to support the focus on intensifying rapid transit and connecting communities that affect opportunities to and regional state highway improvements are core providing sufficient capacity to accommodate growth. cycle, especially to work. elements of the programme, as well as greater priority Key initiatives outlined in more detail in the Wellington for public transport, walking, cycling and placemaking. Regional Mode Shift Plan will be advanced through the In the western corridor, between Ōtaki and central Wellington Regional Rail Plan/National Rail Investment Wellington, there is a network of on-road and off-road With approximately two-thirds of urban development Plan. These include improving rail capacity into cycleways, but gaps remain between Paekākāriki and proposed to occur in existing urban areas, the key Wellington railway station, double-tracking Pukerua Pukerua Bay, and Tawa to Johnsonville and Ngāūranga transport initiatives identified through the Framework Bay to Paekākāriki, extending commuter services from Gorge. Significant gaps also exist in Wellington City. focus largely on improving levels of service for public Waikanae to Levin, and investigating the potential for transport and multi-modal access. Future Urban new train stations.

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Map 7: Regional cycling network In the Hutt/Wairarapa corridor the most significant gap is between Petone and Ngāūranga (which is to be 25addressed Cycle Map by Te Ara Tupua walking and cycling link) Foxton and Remutaka Hill. There is a gap west-east between Pāuatahanui and Plimmerton and at the State Highway Waiterere Beach (SH) 58/SH2 interchange. Further gaps exist from Shannon Seaview along the coastal bays and in Wairarapa,

Levin where narrow bridges create pinch points.

Levin Delivering a connected regional cycling network is Melling therefore a Key initiative of the Framework. This will includes delivering transformative projects such as Petone Waterloo Te Ara Tupua (as noted above) and better connecting Lower Hutt and improving access and opportunities for Eastern Porirua communities. Paraparaumu

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Strategic road network and the Map 8: Strategic Road Network freight network 23 Strategic Road Network Nationally, the region has an important role in connecting North Island and South Island freight and tourism flows via road, rail and ferry networks. The current investment in SH1 north of Wellington is Levin improving the connection between Wellington (as the lower North Island’s largest consumer market) and Ōtaki to Palmerston North (the emerging freight distribution north of Levin hub for the lower North Island). Ōtaki Peka Peka to Ōtaki The western corridor (SH1 and the North Island Waikanae Main Trunk rail line) is the main transport route for Paraparaumu inter-regional freight movements. Intra-regional freight movements tend to be relatively short and Masterton predominantly by road between Seaview, Porirua, central Wellington and CentrePort. Light commercial Transmission Gully Carterton vehicles such as couriers moving smaller goods are a Greytown significant part of the freight picture in the region, but Porirua these movements are currently not well understood. Featherston Upper Hutt Wellington City The strategic road network also connects key regional Lower Hutt destinations (such as central Wellington, hospitals Martinborough Aotea uay and airports) and links regional centres. The network Wellington is made up of state highways and some high-volume local roads, as shown in Map 8. Adelaide Rd Riddiford St New national high volume road Potential West-East growth corridor National high volume road Airport National road Hospital Regional road Port Potential future road Cook Strait Ferry

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The significant investments currently occurring in the Improving west-east strategic road network around the region include: multi-modal access • Completion of Transmission Gully and Peka Peka A key initiative identified for the Framework is to Ōtaki. investigating how to strengthen west-east access • Implementing New Zealand Upgrade Programme to enable people to access social and economic activities: opportunities across the region. Two potential growth - Ōtaki to north Levin – increased capacity north corridors have been identified – one connecting of Ōtaki, improved safety and resilience and Porirua to Heretaunga in Upper Hutt (along the existing travel time reliability. SH58 corridor) and another connecting Johnsonville to Wainuiomata (building on work undertaken by Waka - Melling – intersection upgrade and associated Kotahi NZ Transport Agency on Petone to Grenada and works to support urban development in by Hutt City Council on a cross-valley connection). the Lower Hutt centre and the RiverLink development. Investigations into these growth corridors would build • SH58 – safety improvements in anticipation of on work already done to further scope the potential increased traffic flows between Pāuatahanui for planned or envisaged Future Urban Development and the Hutt Valley following the completion of Areas, along with improved public transport and multi- Transmission Gully. modal access and improved resilience. • Improving the reliability of freight interchange at CentrePort, integrated with efficient passenger ferry access (the Multi-user Ferry Terminal). • Delivering the Safe Network Programme across the region with a focus on Wairarapa and Horowhenua. The Wellington northern corridor improvements will deliver safer, more reliable connections for communities. The relocation of SH1 to a new alignment will also create opportunities to re-imagine the town centres of Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Ōtaki and in time Levin.Improving west-east multi-modal access

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5.3 The blue-green network

Blue-green networks are a holistic approach to Examples of key current parts of the blue-green • The coastal environment from Horowhenua south planning around waterways (blue) and green spaces network are: to Wellington City and Lower Hutt and around to such as parks (green). They combine elements of Wairarapa. This provides recreational space and recreation, amenity, infrastructure and natural features, • The inner and outer Wellington town belts, which ecosystems important for biodiversity. It is also of with a key feature being that they are managed include 520 hectares stretching from Mount Victoria significance to iwi as a source of food (kaimoana), together as a network, not as isolated features. (Matairangi) in the north-east to Berhampore at its customary rights (mahinga kai) and materials for southern end, then north-west to Te Ahumairangi Hill cultural practices. The Wellington-Horowhenua region is very fortunate between Wadestown and Thorndon. to already have the components of some well-formed • The Te Araroa walking trail, which passes through and recognised blue-green networks, these being areas • The western and eastern hills in the Hutt Valley, which the western side of the region. include a number of regional parks such as East of the city or districts in which we live that we look at, • Multiple walking and cycling networks and Harbour Regional Park and Belmont Regional Park. visit or use constantly without perhaps understanding projects either underway or planned, including the how they were established in the first place. A strength • DoC estate land, such as Matiu/Somes Island, the Five Towns Trail Network project in Wairarapa. of this region, and one that people who live here value Kāpiti Island Nature Reserve and Remutaka Maps 9 and 10 provide views of the key blue and green highly, is that you can move very quickly from the urban Forest Park. components of the regional network, at a regional area where you live or work to the blue-green network. • Major rivers such as the Ruamāhanga River, Ōhau scale and at a metro scale. River, Ōtaki River, Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River, Key to moving forward will be ensuring that we value Waikanae River and Wainuiomata River. and protect what we have and add to this further. We could also consider managing it in a more joined- • Major lakes such as Lake Horowhenua and up way, to create a regional view. The indigenous Wairarapa Moana and the freshwater lakes of biodiversity and ecosystem services provided by these Pencarrow, being Lake Kohangapiripiri and Lake networks are also important and of value to those in Kohangatera. the region, and we need to minimise the impacts that • The harbours and harbour edges, such as the development might have on them. Wellington and Porirua Harbours. • Wetlands in the region, which include the Lake Many of the green parts of the network are there due Wairarapa complex comprising shallow Lake to both the geographical nature of parts of the region Wairarapa and brackish Lake Ōnoke and their (e.g. hills) and early decisions to protect those areas, associated extensive wetlands, Pāuatahanui which were made with great foresight and from which Inlet, Taupō Swamp and Carter Scenic Reserve, we benefit today. which preserves an ancient kahikatea (white pine) swamp forest.

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Building on the already established parts of the blue- One key initiative outlined in the Framework involves green network, a number of local authorities and iwi planning and implementing an integrated, region-wide are working together to develop further aspects. The cycling network, so that cycling around the region in addition of further green and blue areas can help to the future is as easy and intuitive as driving is today. restore habitat for valued native species such as birds We are also looking to develop a regional water- and fish. sensitive urban design framework for use in future housing and other developments. Examples of parts of the blue-green network being developed are:

• The Foxton and Piriharakeke/Foxton River Loop (the former path of the Manawatū River) as a key destination and a significant blue-green project. Horowhenua District Council is working with partners, including iwi and central government, to make this plan a reality. • Continued work on cycling paths such as the Te Ara Tupua cycle and walking path connecting Petone to Ngāūranga and the Beltway Cycleway in Lower Hutt. • A number of councils undertaking work to identify and protect landscapes and significant natural areas. This Framework outlines areas for growth in the region that will provide more density in housing. Alongside this increased density we will need to ensure that we not only retain the current blue-green network but also add to it, including by looking to develop blue-green networks in and between neighbourhoods. This will include a blue-green network focus at a regional scale and also ensuring this is integrated into local urban development through aspects such as water-sensitive urban design.

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5.4 Constraints – Wāhi Toitū and Wāhi Toiora

Future growth in the region needs to take account of the significant constraints Wāhi Toiora: areas where, for the purposes of spatial planning, potential urban on development throughout the region. These constraints are summarised in this development must be carefully managed with appropriate consideration and a section. More detail on these constraints is available in the Framework’s Constraints mitigation of risks. Report, available at http://wrgf.co.nz/reports. WĀHI TOIORA The base spatial layers for the Framework identify Wāhi Toitū and Wāhi Toiora areas across the region. Statutory acknowledgement areas Climate change risks Potable groundwater supply Wāhi Toitū: areas with enduring presence that, for the purposes of spatial planning, Historical and cultural heritage protection areas are to be protected from new urban development. Water quality limits and stream health High quality soils

WĀHI TOITŪ Ecological sites Contaminated land Sites with significant mana whenua Areas subject to significant hazards Special amenity landscapes Erosion prone land values associated with sea level rise Electricity transmission corridor Ngā Whenua Rāhui Drinking water protection areas Environmental buffer areas buffers Existing environmental protections Highly productive land Coastal marine areas and riparian margins Natural hazards Known well defined earthquake fault Significant infrastructure Renewable energy generation infrastructure rupture and deformation zones and mineral resources Recreation land

Our approach to mapping constraints

Our relationship with land, and how we value it, is interconnected with our histories, Not all land-use considerations have been included, with mapping has focused on the key communities, culture and economy and the natural environment. The identification constraints/values that may limit urban development at a regional scale. The mapping in of constraints and values has been informed by current knowledge, existing land this report is based on existing information and GIS data available to the Framework. protections, established policy, proposed policy with legal effect and the project kaupapa. Maps 11 and 12 show both Wāhi Toitū and Wāhi Toiora at a regional scale. The Wāhi These regional constraints and values have been mapped to help identify areas of Toiora mapping shows the number of constraint layers present in each area (more or the region where they limit or affect new urban development. fewer). It does not represent the severity of risk or ability to mitigate.

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Key spatial implications Constrained and valued region Most of the region is subject to Wāhi Toiora constraints. Future urban development Central spine barrier in the region will therefore necessarily be located in areas subject to some degree of The most extensive constraints and values that make up the Wāhi Toitū areas in the risk, where constraints and values require appropriate consideration and mitigation. region are the environmental and water-supply protection areas along the central These constraints need to be taken into account when thinking about urban mountainous corridor between Wairarapa and the rest of the region. These Wāhi development in the region. Toitū areas The region’s geology, tectonic setting and climate mean it is prone to many hazards. Further work to represent mana whenua values and aspirations Many existing urban areas are located on flood plains, steep hillsides, reclaimed land, Mana whenua have a special relationship with te taiao, and the environment has an active earthquake faults and coastal areas. Some regional hazards, such as drought, important role in whakapapa, wairuatanga and kaitiakitanga. The entire region is a wildfire, coastal flooding, fluvial/pluvial flooding and severe wind, will be exacerbated cultural landscape, with the areas of interest for the eight-partner iwi overlapping to by a warming climate. cover the extent of the region. The region lies over the meeting point of two tectonic plates and there are 14 active Physical and natural elements have a strong part in wairuatanga such as the central faults in and around the region that could produce destructive earthquakes. Parts mountainous spine and key lakes, islands and harbours. These are places that are of most major centres extend directly over active fault rupture zones. Many parts of likely to have an enduring presence for mana whenua; however, there are very few our urban areas are situated in low-lying coastal areas, vulnerable to these effects undeveloped areas of significance to mana whenua that are protected from new and the impacts of sea-level rise. Other parts of the region are vulnerable to changing urban development. weather hazards associated with climate change.

The Framework includes a project to progress conversations with mana whenua to Resilience challenges identify any additional Wāhi Toitū and Wāhi Toiora areas that should be protected As identified in the Foundation Report, resilience is a key challenge for the region. from new urban development because of cultural values. Several key pieces of regional infrastructure, including bulk-water-supply pipelines and main transport routes, cross active fault rupture zones or are subject to sea- level-rise hazards.

The Framework will include a key initiative to encourage and progress local adaptation to coastal hazards and sea-level-rise planning programmes.

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Wāhi Toitū constraints mapping

Water-collection areas Environmental Culture and heritage Known active faults

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Wāhi Toiora constraints mapping

Key natural hazards Environmental High-class soils Culture and heritage Groundwater supply, electricity generation

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5.5 Employment

While the Framework has a strong focus on accommodating large-scale housing The Māori business sector is expected to continue to thrive. Regional employment growth, aligning this growth with new employment opportunities is key to delivering will continue to diversify through the food bowls in Wairarapa and Horowhenua. on the Framework objectives, including improving access to economic opportunities and transitioning to a zero-carbon future. Where?

How many jobs? The presence of employment opportunities is a key driver of migration and where people choose to live. The region is expecting more than 100,000 additional jobs in the next 30 years, as can be seen in Diagram 10. While most jobs will be filled by people who live inside Wellington City will continue to have an important role as the primary employment the Wellington region, the economic influence of Wellington will continue to extend to centre for the region. Journeys into central Wellington will continue to be significant Horowhenua and beyond. contributors to peak travel demand on the regional transport system. As such, mode shifts towards public transport and active travel will be important for reducing the Diagram 10: Wellington regional jobs 2013-2018 and predicted regional transport emissions. regional jobs 2050 Some large employers and industries see workers largely based in fixed locations, such as our hospitals, schools and tertiary education facilities and the hospitality, 2013 236,000 retail, construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors. 2018 276,000 The Framework seeks to support increasing local employment in major centres and 2050 376,000 nodes to help ensure they increasingly offer many more employment opportunities. Located in transport corridors, serviced by both rail and the state highway network, these centres and nodes will be easily accessed by people and for freight What kind of jobs? movements. The development of mixed-use centres will increase the vibrancy of these areas, improve equity and accessibility to opportunities, and reduce the need to More than half the current workforce is employed in knowledge-intensive sectors. travel long distances by private vehicles to access employment. Growth in the government sector and other private services is anticipated to comprise the largest share of employment growth by sector between 2018 and 2050. A number of potential new employment locations were identified during the There is also anticipated strong growth in the health, education and training sectors. development of the Framework, including four new potential Future Urban Area business areas, which will help in moving some jobs closer to where people live. The region will continue to leverage off its competitive advantages as one of the main technology hubs for New Zealand and home to a large proportion of They are shown in Map 13. the country’s creative sector. There are regional opportunities to leverage off the synergies between the film and creative, food and beverage, and tourism sectors, and the region is poised to continue growing its creative digi-tech industry.

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Map 13: Number of employees by area unit 2013 – regional scale

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Employment-specific challenges and opportunities

There are a number of employment-specific challenges regional average. The Framework seeks to help Zero-carbon economy and opportunities relevant to this region. They may address this challenge through improving multi- Historical and present investments affect the ability lead to spatial impacts such as changes in where modal access across the region and improving of the regional economy to respond to the climate people work and reduced impacts on the transport the distribution of employment across the region, crisis and decouple greenhouse gas emissions from system. They are summarised below. in turn supporting local employment and training economic activity. opportunities and providing for more people to work Resilience and employment locations close to home. In the 2018/19 reporting year, the Wellington region All employment centres are subject at least in part to (excluding Horowhenua) emitted gross 4,190,050 natural hazards. Increasing preferences for reducing Project partner councils and iwi are also working in tons of CO2 equivalent, with 40% from transport, 34% risks associated with natural hazards and sea-level partnership to address higher unemployment rates from agriculture, 18% from stationary energy, 4% from rise will influence the demand for business land across in Māori communities through the recently released industry and 5% from waste. Transport and industry the region. There have been increasing discussions on strategy ‘Te Matarau a Mauī: Collaborative Pathways to emissions both increased between 2001 and 2019. growing public service jobs in other parts of the region Prosperous Māori Futures’. due to the hazard profile of central Wellington. The While the regional economy has started to decouple Responding to the recent pandemic situation Framework supports examining alternative locations, GDP (gross domestic product) growth from both current and possible new areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has to date caused greenhouse gas emissions, the rate of change is too substantial economic disruption and an increase in slow. Unprecedented action is required in the next Disruptive technologies unemployment. Māori, Pasifika, female and youth decade to cut carbon emissions. The pandemic has While the region is predicted to be better placed communities are expected to be disproportionately provided insights into the scale of change required; the than the rest of the country to respond to disruptive affected by the crisis, and the worst-hit industry reduction in carbon emissions achieved through the technologies, it is estimated that 35% of regional jobs sectors are expected to be accommodation and food Alert Level 4 lockdown was on par with the permanent will be at risk of automation in the next two decades. services, arts and recreation, and retail trade. reduction in carbon emissions we need to make to The flexibility of the regional economy will determine meet our Paris Agreement commitments. The regional economy is well placed to recover from how well we can respond to disruptive technologies the pandemic due to the dominance of employment in A rapid transition to a zero-carbon economy presents and capitalise on opportunities. Historically, while the public sector and major professional services, and not only a challenge but also a significant opportunity technological advances have displaced certain types of regional employment is predicted to recover by 2030. to strengthen competitive advantages in green jobs, they have also resulted in net job increases. However, the risk of new epidemics and pandemics is technologies and businesses, and to reduce the Unemployment, deprivation and access also predicted to increase in the future. Projects to look greater long-term economic costs of adaptation. The at opportunities to work close to home and promote Framework has a Key initiative to develop a regional Geographically there are a number of communities flexibility in the regional economy should assist with climate change plan, including a plan to reduce with high levels of deprivation and unemployment. responding to these risks. greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a zero- These communities typically have poor access to carbon economy. employment opportunities and also have a higher proportion of Māori and Pacific people than the

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Growing jobs across the region and ensuring a strong central Wellington

The transition to a zero-carbon economy is predicted to require more people to work from (or closer to) home and/or increase active and public transport mode share. Reducing travel distances will have a significant impact on the regional greenhouse gas emissions.

The Framework seeks to address this through the development of walkable neighbourhoods that include some employment activity, having more employment in major centres and nodes across the region, the establishment of new Future Urban Area business areas, and improvements in rural broadband connectivity across the region. These areas could include employment ‘hubs’ to encourage people to work closer to, but not at, home.

It is expected that central Wellington will remain a strong regional employment centre. The Framework seeks to address the carbon emissions associated with journeys to central Wellington through projects supporting mode shifts towards public and active transport modes, and significant increases in housing in central Wellington and its walkable catchment.

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5.6 Three waters infrastructure

Three waters-specific strategic issues Providing three waters infrastructure for up to 200,000 The region’s three waters infrastructure is essential to We expect these aspects to continue to increase in public health and the environmental, social, cultural and importance in the 30-plus years of this Framework. additional people economic wellbeing of the region. Without growing and The provision of three waters infrastructure and improving the three waters infrastructure, it will be hard Traditionally the provision of three waters infrastructure services is key to enabling the development of housing or impossible in some areas to grow housing and density. has been about the provision of pipes and other three waters infrastructure to streets or houses to enable to provide for up to 200,000 more people across the The region has legacy issues with this infrastructure householders to undertake their daily activities and to region. The emphasis as a region will be on: that will need to be addressed to enable housing and businesses to enable them to operate those businesses. Upgrades and renewals to support the current business growth. A very large portion of the network However, we are beginning to see a shift to using tools • housing stock and any infill activity that will occur, in the region is already reaching capacity related to such as hydraulic neutrality and water-sensitive urban and to reduce current issues such as water and current developments, and this is of concern for further design to reduce the load on the piped network and wastewater leakage. growth as envisaged under the Framework. achieve wider environmental benefits. • Infrastructure for transformational medium- and A major issue is the inflow of stormwater and infiltration While there is currently a part-regional approach to high-density growth in Urban Renewal Areas, of groundwater into wastewater pipes. Sometimes three waters planning and management through such as larger pipes and pumping stations during heavy rainfall events the system is overwhelmed, Wellington Water, it will become more important going and potentially new bulk infrastructure such as and wastewater spills out of the system into waterways. forward to develop a wider approach to three waters wastewater-treatment and storage holding tanks. There are also occasional dry weather overflows from planning and infrastructure. • Infrastructure for medium-density Future Urban system failures like pump station breakdowns. Area developments, which will require new three In the years of this Framework, it will not be enough waters infrastructure to support new housing and More recently we have seen an increasing emphasis to simply provide pipes and other conventional mixed-use urban zones and may also result in on how the provision and management of three waters network assets to households and businesses. We capacity upgrades to current infrastructure. infrastructure can assist in building quality urban will also need to work more efficiently to protect the • Meeting the requirements of the National Policy environments and meeting environmental and health environment and the health of our communities and, in Statement for Freshwater Management, which outcomes. Current examples of this are the National doing so, find new ways of integrating urban form and provides direction to local authorities on managing Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and the three waters services. the activities that affect the health of freshwater. Three Waters Review, with the latter looking to ensure Introducing new ways of providing three waters three waters services better support New Zealand’s • infrastructure, such as through bulk network prosperity, health, safety and environment. improvements with city-wide benefits and on- site wastewater treatment where these are more efficient and effective.

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• Ensuring the water services are resilient to the The strategy will identify existing regional issues, A regional investment strategy for water will be impacts of climate change and other natural desired long-term outcomes, three waters principles needed to accompany (or be included in) the regional hazards, including ensuring there is sufficient and programmes of work that will support the region three waters strategy. The purpose of the regional water available and that it is used efficiently. to achieve growth and environmental outcomes. investment strategy would be to identify the intentions • Ensuring that the region has a ready workforce To support the delivery of the 50- to 100-year three for regional investment priorities and funding to provide the three waters infrastructure and waters strategy, a regional delivery plan will need to be allocation. It will need to identify clearly who will be services required in the region, including ensuring developed. This will identify any activities and required responsible for three waters regional planning and that we train enough people. regional upgrades and new infrastructure (particularly investment and regional project delivery. bulk infrastructure) to support growth in key development Some councils in the region have undertaken areas and improve environmental outcomes, and identify Secondly, as spatial elements in this Framework are work to identify the potential cost of meeting their plans for managing key assets at risk. developed, three waters costs will be identified as council growth forecasts and achieving some of the part of the overall development cost. The scope and environmental outcomes required. While a complete In addition to the 50- to 100-year strategy there are costs will differ for each project and will be identifiable regional picture has not been developed to date, in several projects identified in the Framework that once each project has been sufficiently scoped. These those councils where this has been done, estimates support its implementation. These projects include the projects and costs will be identified at the appropriate indicate that more than $3 billion will be required in the development of a regional agreement on water-sensitive time in the relevant council’s (or councils’) Long Term next 10 years in the region’s metropolitan area alone urban design and managing demand for water. Plan and Infrastructure Strategy. to achieve the needed levels of service, growth and environmental outcomes. Work on identifying costs is With regards to the capital costs of new infrastructure, Thirdly, each council will continue to plan and invest now also being undertaken for other councils. the Framework recognises that these will be identified in three waters infrastructure in a way that meets the through at least the following three levels. future growth demands anticipated by its land use Three waters going forward strategy and district plan zones. All growth projects Firstly, there are likely to be infrastructure projects and costs will be identified by each council and One early key initiative for the region will be the and costs arising out of the 50- to 100-year regional included in its Long Term Plan. development of a 50- to 100-year regional three three waters strategy. The projects are likely to involve waters strategy. For the first time, local government, regional, bulk-level infrastructure that cannot be A regional water infrastructure programme may be iwi and central government will work together to identified and specified at this early stage. It is expected developed. This will contain all regionally significant develop a regional view of the longer-term three waters that this level of project will be of regional (or multiple water projects along with descriptions, costs and years infrastructure requirements. territorial) importance and, when identified, included in a of expected delivery. council’s (or councils’) Infrastructure Strategy.

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5.7 Community infrastructure

One of the keys to creating liveable communities that The Framework includes a project to develop a have much more medium- and high-density housing region-wide approach to key social and community will be ensuring an accompanying investment in great infrastructure and services in major centres. This is to community infrastructure, in both Urban Renewal and ensure that there is a regional, planned approach going Future Urban Areas. forward and that it meets the needs of a growing and changing population. Community infrastructure such as marae, sports facilities, community and events centres, schools and This is particularly so in areas where residents often parks is essential for the health, social wellbeing and have poorer access to community infrastructure through economic prosperity of communities. It can be provided either a lack of transport choices to regional community by the public, private and/or not-for-profit sectors infrastructure or a lack of local community infrastructure.

This region has a wide range of region-level community Iwi social infrastructure infrastructure (such as regional/national-level swimming pools) and local-level community infrastructure (such as Maps 14 shows the distribution of some of the Māori libraries). In addition to this Wellington City, as the arts social and education services throughout the region, and cultural capital, has several key arts and cultural including the nine registered Māori health service venues that support the region. providers, four kura kaupapa, 44 Māori immersion early education and childcare facilities (including kōhanga This infrastructure provides places in neighbourhoods reo and puna reo) and two Māori tertiary institutions. for people to gather and be part of their communities, Further work will be undertaken to complete this so that the neighbourhoods can be more than inventory. collections of houses. Community infrastructure needs to be safe and pleasant, work for people and whānau and reflect the communities in which it is located.

Local marae can, and often do, provide a range of community infrastructure and services. Discussions have been held regarding, for example, the co-location of marae and schools as hubs in a community. The theme of co-locating community infrastructure can already be seen in the region and is expected to continue.

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Map 14: Distribution of Māori social and education services Health and education

A key10 aspect Maori of Whenuacommunity infrastructure is the provision of all levels of schooling and health services including hospitals and health centres.

It is expected that the Framework, through indicating the pattern of likely growth in the region, will be an Levin Ōtaki important reference for the Ministry of Education as it considers new education investments. This may occur through working with local councils or through participating in the master planning of Future Urban Development Areas. Ōtaki

Discussions have also been held with district health boards about the direction signalled in the Framework Paraparaumu and how it aligns with their strategic intentions. The Masterton establishment of more housing in centres and the walkable neighbourhood concept align with the more distributed, community-based delivery of health services that these entities are progressing.

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Māori Health Providers Marae Locations Land outside study area Kura Kaupapa Rail network Wānanga State Highways Kohanga Reo, Puna Reo and Māori Territorial authority boundaries immersion early education and care

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Part 6 – The implementation plan

Part 6 outlines the key initiatives, projects and governance required to implement the Framework.

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6.1 Implementing the Framework

Delivering the Framework will require a level of enduring partnership between and Diagram 11: Key spatial initiatives within local government, iwi and central government not seen on this scale in the 33a Key patial nitiatives region before. It will build on the partnership developed during work on the Framework. Implement the Implement the The partnership will include aspects of how the Framework is governed, how we work Let’s Get Wellington Eastern Porirua Moving programme Regeneration together on key initiatives (general and spatial) and how we fund projects. including both Programme Masterplan transport and and implement Levin urban development rail and state highway The complex nature and challenges should not be underestimated, especially given elements Master plan and leveraged development the long timeframe of the Framework and the issues presented by the growth we are implement Lower Hutt and Taraika Triangle-centre and expecting. Some of our work will require challenging decisions to be made for the region. Masterplan Woburn to Naenae and implement stations Maximise Upper Hutt rail mixed-use and orientated development Key initiatives – spatial and general residential opportunities – centre and Upper Hutt for ohnsonville and to Heretaunga partner to deliver stations A number and range of projects have been identified at this point as required to transformational Undertake deliver the intent of the Framework. These include key initiatives in Diagrams 11 and urban an assessment of development Explore the potential public transport and 12 and a longer list of projects that can be seen in Appendix 1. for significantly improving social infrastructure east-west access and resilience requirements to support Further work on the potential timing of and investment required for these key and unlocking areas for housing the increase in population and urban development and in the Kāpiti initiatives and other projects will be advanced to inform the planning for transport social and economic activities Horowhenua area and other infrastructure investment currently underway. This information will be across the east-west access by investigating the options for developed into an implementation plan. enhancednew west-east growth corridors Subsequent projects will also be identified in later years dependent on the findings of key initiatives and projects currently identified. An example of this is any decision to proceed with investment in the possible west-east growth corridors.

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Diagram 12: Key general initiatives

Develop a regional approach to climate change impacts including Significantly improve multi-modal connections to rapid transit stops as part coastal protection, longer term development areas and areas to stop of master planning and delivery of higher density urban development in developing. This will include a programme for moving and managing maor centres and at nodes. three waters, rail and road assets at risk and protecting taonga.

Review council oning and other levers to enable higher densities within Develop a regional strategy for food production to ensure food existing and new urban areas in appropriate locations identified in the security and efficient supply chains and to include an emphasis on regional growth framework employment opportunities.

Develop a 50- to 100-year regional three waters strategy to support Establish a regional development approach and take a regional approach to anticipated growth, including upgrades to infrastructure (including bulk using the range of urban development tools to drive transformational urban infrastructure) that supports growth in key development areas and development in key greenfield and brownfield development areas and to improves environmental outcomes. improve housing supply and affordability. Key Initiatives

Increase rapid transit railbus network accessibility, capacity and Support iwi to complete a mana whenua driven spatial plan and frequency including inter-regional connectivity to address over-crowding, complete iwi management plans for incorporation into an updated provide for future growth and enable higher service frequencies Framework and partner to deliver improved housing, urban development and including inter-regional connectivity leveraging address over-crowding economic development outcomes for iwiMaori housing – including provide for future growth and enable higher service frequencies. papakāinga, social and affordable housing options.

Plan for keeping central Wellington the key employment centre whilst Establish a connected regional cycling network by eliminating establishing more obs closer to where people live andor that are more pinch points on the network and delivering transformational accessible, led by a move of government obs. proects to improve access.

Develop a regional climate change plan including a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a ero carbon and circular economy.

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The Wellington Regional Leadership Committee, which is discussed below, will have oversight of these key initiatives and the other projects listed. The actual implementation will be undertaken by a range of entities; for instance, councils will be responsible for making zone changes.

We plan to take an adaptive pathways approach to implementation in that we will identify and enable short-term actions while keeping options open for adaptation later and for changing direction if needed. Some aspects will not be fully known until some of the key initiatives have been completed, such as the regional approach to climate change impacts.

Governance and management

The Framework implementation will be governed by a joint committee established under the Local Government Act 2002, which will have representation from local government, iwi and central government. This will be the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee and will also include observer representation from other entities.

This approach is similar to that taken to spatial planning and regional governance in other areas of New Zealand. A joint committee provides for public meetings and enables transparent decision-making.

This Committee will be supported by chief executives and senior managers from each relevant entity.

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Glossary and references

Glossary

Greenfield developments, generally more than 1000 new Future Urban Areas dwellings Brownfield developments, including high-density Urban Renewal Areas developments in all seven major centres in the region and medium-density developments at nodes

References

Urban Growth Agenda See: https://www.hud.govt.nz/urban-development/urban- Station access https://www.nzta.govt.nz/walking-cycling-and-public- growth-agenda design guides transport/public-transport/planning-and-investing-in- public-transport/public-transport-design-guidelines Greenhouse gas See: https://www.mfe.govt.nz/climate-change/state-of- emissions our-atmosphere-and-climate/new-zealands-greenhouse- Low-damage design As an example see: http://www.seismicresilience.org.nz/ gas-inventory topics/superstructure/low-damage-design 20-minute As an example see:https://www.planmelbourne.vic.gov. Health streets https://healthystreets.com neighbourhoods au/current-projects/20-minute-neighbourhoods approach Low emission As an example see: https://www.nzgbc.org.nz/ Wellington Regional Wellington Regional Growth Framework reports buildings zerocarbon/Attachment?Action=Download&Attachment_ Growth Framework https://wrgf.co.nz/reports id=2527 reports As an example see: http://sustainablecities.org.nz/wp- Māori urban Wellington Region https://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/Climate-change/GHG- content/uploads/microsoft-powerpoint-Māori_urban_ design principles – Greenhouse Gas Summary-Report-Wellington2019WRFinal.pdf design-shaun.pdf identifying with place Inventory Universal design As an example see: https://www.branz.co.nz/universal-design Bridging the Gap: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/bridging-the-gap/ NZTA urban design guidelines

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Appendix 1: Projects list

Below is the current project list for the Framework. It will continue to be reviewed PROJECT WHAT IS THIS? as opportunities arise. This list is in addition to the key initiatives in the diagrams in Additional rolling stock capacity Delivering additional rolling stock to meet growing Section 6.1. – 2030 and 2040 patronage demand and replacing the life-expired Matangi fleet More detail will be provided on these projects, for instance indicative timing, when Melling railway Improve multi-modal connectivity to central Lower Hutt public consultation has been undertaken. station relocation and surrounding communities through relocating the Melling railway station, enhanced park-and-ride and improvements to SH1 and Melling interchange PROJECT WHAT IS THIS? Investigating increased rail Investigating improvement of service levels to meet (and Unlocking the regional rail Project underway to increase service frequency on the Hutt services to and from get ahead of) demand due to more people living and network and Kāpiti lines through projects including double tracking Melling Station working in central Lower Hutt between Trentham and Upper Hutt, improved turn-back Investigating options for further Assessing service level improvement requirements and facilities at Plimmerton and improved station capacity step change in service levels on timing options of service levels to meet (and get ahead Enhancing regional rail capacity Next stage project to deliver service frequency rail Upper Hutt to Wairarapa (in of) demand for increased services due to more people improvements from Wellington to Palmerston North and both directions) living and working in the Wairarapa. To include ability to Masterton, through rail infrastructure improvements travel as commuter in both directions. North Island integrated mobility Re-evaluating the frequency of public transport services Investigate public transport Assessing public transport options (rail and bus), costs needed to meet natural growth and the likely growth in options to new Future Urban and benefits and timing of implementation population, deliver modal shift, manage travel demand and Area developments reduce state highway congestion Understanding future Developing a regional understanding of future freight and Separate the Hutt, Kāpiti and Freeing up rail capacity through the Wellington Throat and employment and freight transport patterns freight rail lines at Wellington improving the resilience and reliability of the rail network impacts on transport networks Throat (two projects) SH58 improvements Improvements underway to improve safety of this west- Signalling system renewal and Renewing the aging rail signalling infrastructure in the east connection between Porirua and the Hutt Valley automatic train Wellington region. This will significantly reduce the risk of West-east road from Exploring options for connecting the Wainuiomata North protection system train collision and train overspeed incidents and improve Wainuiomata North to Future Urban Area development with Waiwhetū/Naenae network capacity Waiwhetū/Naenae Improve section of rail between Significantly minimise or eliminate a major constraint to Road connections from Upper Exploring options for connecting the Upper Stebbings Pukerua Bay and Paekākāriki rail capacity and improve the resilience of the rail network Stebbings to Takapū Station Future Urban Area development to the nearest train station on the west coast Improved public transport, Investigating options for improving multimodal services Station modernisation and Modernise and improve station access safety and walking and cycling services to to key industrial centres and key transport nodes to access, security and digital accessibility key industrial centres and key improve choice and reduce dependence on car travel improvements transport nodes Integrated fares and ticketing Implementing an integrated and electronic ticketing Fully electric bus fleet in Implementing changes so the bus fleet in the region is system across Wellington’s public transport services the region fully electric

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PROJECT WHAT IS THIS? PROJECT WHAT IS THIS? Regional travel demand Delivering interventions to promote transport behaviour Airport infrastructure and Upgrading air travel access to align with growth management behaviour shift to active transport services in Wairarapa projections and economic opportunities change package Housing and Business Updated by July 2021 to meet NPS-UD requirements. Longer-term ferry opportunities Investigating options for increased ferry travel over time Assessment Reports Update to include all councils to provide data for future for public transport across as housing and employment opportunities grow in and updates of the Framework Wellington Harbour outside Wellington City Flood protection in Wairarapa Stopbank, erosion and protection upgrades and Flood Region-wide water demand Implementing water demand-management project Plain Management Plan implementation management Regional approach to social Developing a regional plan that identifies key social Plan new school locations Ministry of Education adopting the Framework as and community infrastructure infrastructure and service requirements in line with the Framework’s its blueprint for future growth and schools’ focus, provision in major centres spatial growth projections and working with the region to identify education Cultural mapping project Working with, and providing capacity for, mana whenua requirements to update regional cultural mapping. Where cultural Broadband in Wairarapa and/or Expanding internet connectivity and capacity across sensitivities allow, this will be incorporated into regional and district plans Horowhenua the region Continual improvement of Ensure that the constraints mapping is updated to Key infrastructure investments Enabling three waters and roading work as well as civic constraints mapping reflect changes in national direction such as indigenous in Taraika assets, such as parks and sport fields, to be constructed biodiversity, freshwater management and highly in line with Shovel Ready funding productive soils Best practice guide for Developing a regional guide for all Future Urban Area Identifying and managing Identifying rail, road, three waters and social infrastructure bus, walking and cycling sites, to support multi-modal access as part of a assets at risk from climate at risk from climate change and natural hazards and connections to new Future regional network change and natural hazards managing these assets at a regional scale Urban Area developments Resilience in the local electricity Investigating and managing transmission, distribution Green infrastructure framework Developing a regional green infrastructure specification network and generation assets at risk from climate change and for use in future housing and into district plans to be applicable to all development natural hazards other developments (brownfield, greenfield, industrial). It would include water- ‘Te Matarau a Mauī: Supporting the implementation of this strategy, sensitive urban design, the protection and enhancement Collaborative pathways to particularly iwi, Māori collectives and Māori business of ecosystems and wetlands and the restoration of prosperous Māori Futures’ growth and investing in education, training and ecological corridors employment for Māori Alternative three water Identifying and implementing alternative three water Capacity-building training to Establishing training programmes/projects and fund iwi provision trials provision opportunities to demonstrate new technologies strengthen iwi involvement in capacity to increase overall capacity to better enable full and ways of service provision regional and local planning participation in the Framework implementation Implement the 50- to 100-year As needed, implementation of new wastewater and Training expertise in construction, Implementing training programmes/projects to increase three waters strategy findings stormwater networks, water storage, treatment, storage three waters and rail. capacity in these employment sectors to support growth and network upgrades; and rural water supply/ Understanding regional Ensuring that in the longer term there is the right amount treatment upgrades functions of industrial land and of industrial land, in the right locations and at the right business parks time, to reflect changing demand

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Attachment 2: Parties involved with developing the WRGF The WRGF is a collaboration between central government, the councils of the region and iwi. Other key central government agencies we have been working with on the Framework are Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Transport, Ministry for the Environment, Treasury, Kāinga Ora and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

KEY PARTNERS INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPING THE WRGF

Mana Whenua Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai Charitable Trust, Muaūpoko Tribal Authority Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Charitable Trust, Ngāti Raukawa (Horowhenua), Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust, Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Local Government Carterton District Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Horowhenua District Council, Hutt City Council, Kāpiti Coast District Council, Masterton District Council, Porirua District Council, South Wairarapa District Council, Upper Hutt City Council, Wellington City Council. Central Government: Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Waka Kotahi – New Lead Partners Zealand Transport Agency.

Work to inform the development of the WRGF has involved:  Technical workshops focused on 3 waters, health/education and economic/business  Presentations to each Council, one‐on‐one meetings with council staff  Two joint all councils/iwi workshops  Meetings and workshops with key central government stakeholders (such as Kāinga Ora, Ministry of Transport, Department of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Education and the Treasury)  Two big partner/ stakeholder workshops (120 people and 80 people respectively).  One‐on‐one meetings with stakeholders (such as District Health Boards, Chambers of Commerce, Regional Public Health and the Insurance Council)  Maps developed in workshops, flip chart papers, notes and presentations from workshops  Discussions and feedback at monthly Steering Group meetings  The WRGF has had input from mana whenua either from one‐on‐one meetings or at Steering Group meetings and other Māori representatives such as Māori health providers and input from a workshop focused on Māori economic development.

The processes followed to develop the WRGF has included:  Identifying how the region could look in the future through a range of scenarios tested alongside different types of urban form and urban development options. Engagement with iwi, council organisations, infrastructure providers and other stakeholders through workshops and other forums was used for this process.  The WRGF developed a series of urban development options using the results of scenario testing with stakeholders. These were then tested against benefits which link to the identified challenges. The urban development options were analysed using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. This was performed with a range of technical experts. 199

 The assessment led to the development of an Emerging Direction for urban development in the region. The Emerging Direction was a combination of several urban development options and 60‐80% of development occurring in brownfield areas with 20‐40% of development occurring in greenfield development. Centres, nodes and greenfield areas of development are spread throughout the region. The Emerging Direction was then refined and acted as the base for the WRGF. 200 ATTACHMENT 3

Attachment 3: spatial representation of growth 201 ATTACHMENT 4

Attachment 4: Alignment of the WRGF with other council related documents 202

181/20

To: Her Worship the Mayor and Councillors

From: Nerissa Aramakutu, Policy Manager

Endorsed by: Angela Jane, Manager Strategic Planning

Date: 9 December 2020

Subject: Adoption of the Psychoactive Substances - Local Approved Products Policy 2020

DECISION Recommendation: That Council: a) Notes that a joint review of the Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy has been undertaken with Carterton District Council; b) Notes that the review does not recommend any changes to the current Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy; c) Adopts and agrees to continue with the current Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy (Attachment 1), subject to adoption by the Carterton District Council; and d) Notes that Carterton District Council will consider adoption and agreement to continue with the current Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy at their January 2021 Council meeting.

Purpose The purpose of this report is to seek adoption and agreement by Council to continue with the current Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy (LAPP) (Attachment 1 to Report 181/20).

Context

Psychoactive Substances Act 2013

The Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 introduced a new regime for regulating the availability of psychoactive substances (legal highs) in New Zealand. In 2016 the New Zealand Government started to process retail licences allowing approved psychoactive substances to be sold by retailers throughout New Zealand.

All psychoactive products must have approval from the Psychoactive Substances Regulatory Authority (the Authority) before they can be sold on the New Zealand market. The products must pose no more than a low risk of harm to users and go through a pre-market approval process similar to that required for medicines. There have been no approved psychoactive products to date, and it is illegal to sell psychoactive products that have not been approved. 203

Councils are not able to enforce a ban on psychoactive products – this is a call to be made by Central Government. Council’s role is about imposing restrictions within its LAPP; the Authority has the monitoring and enforcement roles.

Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy

Carterton and Masterton District Councils adopted an initial Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy in 2015. The policy sets out restrictions on where retailers of approved psychoactive substances may be sold in the Masterton and Carterton districts.

Even though there are no approved psychoactive products in the New Zealand market, having a policy in place in the meantime to restrict areas where the products can be sold ensures that if there are any approved, Masterton and Carterton District Councils will not have to be reactive in developing a policy to put in place.

Policy Review 2020

There are two key legislative requirements relating to a review of a LAPP, namely timeframes and the extent to which a policy is amended to trigger specific consultative procedures.

Councils are legislatively required under section 69(4) of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 (the Act) to review their respective LAPP within five years of the date on which it was made. It is not mandatory to have a LAPP, but once a Council adopts one it must be reviewed in intervals of no more than five years.

A LAPP may be amended or replaced only in accordance with the special consultative procedure as stated under section 69(2) of the Act and references the special consultative procedure requirements in section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002. The Carterton and Masterton District Councils commenced a joint review of the Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy post the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown period. The five-year timeframe to review the LAPP expired in July 2020, but a LAPP is still in place as the policy does not cease to have effect because it is due for review or is being reviewed.

The policy review process found that the LAPP is still fit for purpose. Any proposed amendments to the LAPP would involve amending wording for improved readability purposes only. Therefore, Council has been asked to adopt and agree to continue with the current LAPP.

Analysis and Advice As part of the LAPP review process, the following options were considered: 1. Roll over the existing LAPP and undertake a full review and consultation process in 2024. This is an adoption of the status quo, reflecting that the LAPP is still fit for purpose at this time. This also reflects that since the Act was passed, no psychoactive products have been approved for sale in New Zealand. Accordingly, no applications to sell such products have been made in the Wairarapa region. Some other territorial authorities have adopted this approach too, with the knowledge that no change to their LAPP means that no consultation process is required. Reviewing in 2024 ensures a full review is completed before the five yearly legislative requirement, while also keeping the review out of the LTP development year. 204

This is the recommended option. 2. Undertake a full review and formal consultation of the existing LAPP. A LAPP may be amended or replaced only in accordance with the special consultative procedure as stated under section 69(2) of the Act and references the Special Consultative Procedure (SCP) requirements in section 83 of the Local Government Act 2002. Amendments to the LAPP would require the Councils to undertake formal consultation following the SCP. This would extend the completion of the review process, with Council not adopting a revised policy until at least mid-2021, resulting in a 1-year lapse of the legislative review timelines. The only amendments that have been identified at this stage are changes to improve the readability of the document. The intent of the policy is still considered to be appropriate. Adding a further delay to complete the review and the use of resources required to support formal consultation for minor wording changes is not considered by staff to be acting in an efficient manner. This option is not recommended. 3. Revoke the LAPP. Under this option, the Council would revoke the LAPP. The Council would then be relying on existing legislation to control the locations of the sale of psychoactive substances, were a product to be approved under the Act. Revoking the LAPP would remove the outstanding requirement to have the LAPP revised within five- years, as per section 69(4) of the Act, but would still require the Councils to undertake formal consultation using the SCP. As stated earlier in this report, even though there are no approved psychoactive products in the New Zealand market, having a policy in place in the meantime to restrict areas where the products can be sold ensures that if there are any approved, Masterton and Carterton District Councils will not have to be reactive in developing a policy to put in place.

This option is not recommended. A summary of the options considered is included in the table below.

Option Advantages Disadvantages 1 Roll over the existing Allows the Council to be The Council misses an opportunity to LAPP, and undertake a compliant with improve the readability of the policy. full review and legislation. consultation process in 2024. 2 Undertake the full The Council will be able The Council will likely remain non- review and formal to update the policy with compliant with the legislation until at consultation . clearer language and least May 2021. Resources will be update minor references. required to complete the formal consultation which reduces the resource available for the Long Term 205

Plan development and engagement phases. 4 Revoke the LAPP None Resources will be required to complete the formal consultation which reduces the resource available for the Long Term Plan development and engagement phases.

Without a LAPP the Council is unable to restrict the locations of the sale of approved products to reduce potential health and social impacts.

There are currently no approved psychoactive products on the market, but having a policy ensures we are positioned to respond if anything changes in this space.

Recommended Option Option one is recommended. This ensures that the Council will have a LAPP that is compliant with the governing legislation.

Summary of Considerations Strategic, Policy and Legislative Implications This policy aligns to the Wellbeing Strategy He Hiringa Tangata, He Hiringa Whenua. It promotes the social development priority to make a Masterton District designed to maximise social wellbeing.

This policy also links with the Wairarapa Youth/Rangatahi Development Strategy 2016-2021 goal of supporting rangatahi to reach their full potential and grow into vibrant, optimistic and connected adults. The current policy supports these strategies by reducing harm in the community through regulation of psychoactive substance retail locations.

Significance, Engagement and Consultation The outcome of the review has resulted in a recommendation to Council to adopt and agree to continue with the current LAPP, with no legislative requirement to formally consult since no changes have been proposed.

Communications/Engagement As part of the LAPP review process, the Masterton and Carterton District Councils have sought internal technical expertise (Environmental Health Services and District Planning) advice from the NZ Police. All agree that the minor technical amendments that have been identified are cosmetic and do not impact the operational activities under the policy, so are not essential at this time. 206

The NZ Police also advised that as the recent referendum on cannabis control returned a ‘no’ vote, there is nothing on the horizon to warrant any substantive changes to the policy being undertaken, and that the current policy provides adequate cover.

Financial Considerations There are no financial implications resulting in the recommendation to Council to adopt and agree to continue with the existing LAPP.

Implications for Māori There are no implications for Māori resulting in the recommendation to Council to adopt and agree to continue with the existing LAPP.

Environmental/Climate Change Impact and Considerations There are no environmental/climate change implications resulting in the recommendation to Council to adopt and agree to continue with the existing LAPP.

Next Steps If Council adopts and agrees to continue with the existing LAPP, subject to the same decision being made by Carterton District Council, the LAPP review will be complete. The LAPP itself will not be out of date in terms of the review timelines, with the next review scheduled for 2024. 207 ATTACHMENT 1

Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy

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Psychoactive Substances Local Approved Products Policy

was adopted by the Masterton District Council at the Policy & Finance Committee held on Wednesday 15th July 2015

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the Carterton District Council at the Council Meeting held on Wednesday 29th July 2015 209

CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Overview 2. Scope 3. Strategic Alignment 4. Definitions 5. Monitoring and Implementation 7. References 8. Schedules Schedule 1 (Central Business Zone where Retail Premises might be located) Schedule 2 (List of Sensitive Sites) Schedule 3 (List of Psychoactive Substances Interim Retail Licences in Masterton and Carterton) 9. Attachment 1 Map of Masterton Central Business District Permitted Zone 10. Attachment 2 Map of Carterton Central Business District Permitted Zone

REVISION HISTORY

Revision Policy Sponsor Approval date and Council Policy Reference date of next Committee scheduled review Decision 1 Planning & April 2015 Council LAPP/001 Regulatory Services Manager, Review before Masterton District April 2020 Council and Planning & Regulatory Manager, Carterton District Council

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1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

The purpose of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 (the ‘Act’) is to “regulate the availability of psychoactive substances in New Zealand to protect the health of, and minimise harm to, individuals who use psychoactive substances.”

To advance this purpose, the Act provides that territorial authorities (such as the Masterton and Carterton district councils) may have a Local Approved Products Policy (‘LAPP’) relating to the sale of approved products within its district. In particular, a LAPP may include policies concerning the location of premises that sell approved products ‐ by reference to broad areas in the district, proximity to other such premises and proximity to certain facilities (such as kindergartens, early childhood centres, schools, places of worship, or other community facilities).

The LAPP is intended to provide the Psychoactive Substances Regulatory Authority (‘Authority’) with a clear view from the Masterton and Carterton district councils and their communities about the location of premises.

2. POLICY OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

The objectives of the LAPP are to:

 Minimise the harm to the community caused by psychoactive substances by providing a clear view to the Authority of where retail premises that sell psychoactive substances may be located in the Masterton and Carterton districts.

This LAPP does not apply to retail premises where internet sales only are made or to premises where the sale of approved products is by wholesale only.

The requirements of the Resource Management Act 1991 and any other applicable regulation (including all applicable Bylaws of the Masterton and Carterton district councils) must be met in respect yof an premises holding a retail license.

3. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT

This LAPP supports the Masterton and Carterton district councils’ vision for each of their districts, and the Community Outcomes, or priority areas, identified by each Council to achieve these visions.

Vision for the District Key Outcomes that the LAPP contributes to: Masterton District That Masterton is a great place to live, visit An active, involved and caring community Council and do business, providing the best of rural A knowledgeable, learning community provincial living.

Carterton District A welcoming and vibrant community where A safe district Council people like to live. A healthy district A district that encourages lifelong learning A district that enjoys creativity and recreation

4. DEFINITIONS

When interpreting this LAPP, unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions of words or terms used in the LAPP that are also used in the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 are those defined in that Act. Otherwise, use the definitions set out below.

Central Business District Means those areas of Masterton and Carterton districts defined as the CBD by the Wairarapa (CBD) Combined District Plan, as set out in Schedule 1.

Reasonable For the purpose of this Local Approved Products Policy, reasonable is defined as a position that the average Wairarapa resident would perceive to be fair, sensible and balanced.

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Sensitive site Includes: schools, children’s playgrounds/recreational facilities, health/social services and high deprivation areas.

5. POLICY

The Policy of the Masterton and Carterton district councils is as follows:

5.1 Location of premises from which approved products may be sold

(i) The location of retail premises from which approved products may be sold should be restricted to locations within the specified section of the main shopping area of each Central Business District, as identified in Schedule 1.

Section 68(a) of the Psychoactive Substances Act provides that the location of premises from which approved products may be sold may be indicated by reference to broad areas within a district.

5.2 Location of retail premises in relation to premises or facilities of a particular kind or kinds

(i) Any retail premises from which approved products may be sold should not be permitted within 100 metres of a sensitive site existing at the time the license application is made.

(ii) For the purposes of clause 5.1(i) the separation distances are measured from the legal boundary of any retail premises and any sensitive site.

(iii) This LAPP identifies sensitive sites as schools, children’s playgrounds/recreational facilities, health/social services and high deprivation areas.

Section 68(c) of the Act provides that the location of premises from which approved products may be sold may be indicated by reference to proximity to premises or facilities of a particular kind or kinds within the district.

5.3 Location of retail premises in relation to other retail premises from which approved products are sold

(i) New retail premises from which approved products may be sold should not be permitted within 500 metres of another retail premises from which approved products may be sold.

(ii) For the purposes of clause 5.3(i) the separation distances are measured from the legal boundary of the premises.

Section 68(b) of the Act provides that the location of premises from which approved products may be sold may be indicated by reference to proximity to other premises from which approved products are sold.

6. REVIEW

The Policy Advisor will monitor the effect of this LAPP. The LAPP will be reviewed every five years, or at the request of the councils, or in response to changed legislative and statutory requirements, or in response to any other issues that may arise.

7. REFERENCES

 Psychoactive Substances Act 2013

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SCHEDULE 1: TOWN CENTRE ZONE WHERE RETAIL PREMISES MIGHT BE LOCATED

Retail premises must be located in the specified sections of the each Central Business District:

 In Masterton on the section of Queen Street between Jackson Street and Lincoln Road / Church Street; the eastern side of Chapel Street between Jackson Street and Lincoln Road; on Dixon Street between Perry Street and Church Street; on Jackson Street; and on sections of Perry, Church and Lincoln Road between Chapel and Dixon Streets; and only in premises where access is gained directly from the named streets. Please refer to the map of the Masterton Central Business District Zone – Attachment 1.

 In Carterton, on the section of High Street between Belvedere Road and Pembroke Street; and only in premises where access is gained directly from High Street. Please refer to the map. Please refer to the map of the Carterton Central Business District Zone – Attachment 1.

SCHEDULE 2: SENSITIVE SITES

Schools, children’s playgrounds/recreational facilities, health/social services and high deprivation areas have been identified as sensitive sites and will be considered when assessing the effects of resource consent applications.

SCHEDULE 3: PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES INTERIM RETAIL LICENCES IN MASTERTON AND CARTERTON

There are currently no retail licenses for psychoactive substances in the Masterton or Carterton districts.

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180/20

To: Mayor and Councillors

From: Terri Mulligan, Environmental Services Manager

Endorsed by: Angela Jane, Manager Strategic Planning

Date: 9 December 2020

Subject: Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority Report 2019/2020

INFORMATION

Recommendation: That Council receives a copy of the Masterton District Licensing Committee 2019-2020 Annual Report.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide Council with a copy of the Masterton District Licensing Committee (DLC) 2019/2020 Annual Report.

Background

The Secretary of the Masterton District Licensing Committee is required to complete an annual report under section 199 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 of the submission to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) The reporting period is 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. COVID-19 impacted events this included events that required special licenses to allow the sale of alcohol. There was a reduction in special licenses applied for and issued. If the event special license application had been lodged and the event was cancelled or postponed, refunds were offered. See Attachment 1 for a copy of this report. 216 ATTACHMENT 1 Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority Report 2019/2020

The information is provided to the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) as required under Section 199 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. (1st July 2019 to 30th June 2020) 1. PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME OF YOUR DISTRICT LICENSING COMMITTEE

Masterton 2. PLEASE PROVIDE THE NAME, EMAIL, AND CONTACT PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR COMMITTEE’S SECRETARY.

Kathryn Ross - Chief Executive [email protected] 3. PLEASE NAME EACH OF YOUR LICENSING INSPECTORS AND PROVIDE THEIR EMAIL AND CONTACT PHONE NUMBER

[email protected] – best contact for all Bronwyn Johnson [email protected] 06 370 6300 Chief Licensing Inspector Cherie Bulled [email protected] 06 370 6300 Alex Carter [email protected] 06 370 6300 Terri Mulligan [email protected] 06 370 6300 4 - 6. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS RELATE TO THE NUMBER OF LICENCES AND MANAGERS’ CERTIFICATES YOUR COMMITTEE ISSUED AND REFUSED IN THE 2019-2020 FINANCIAL YEAR. NOTE: THE 2019-2020 FINANCIAL YEAR RUNS FROM 1 JULY 2019 TO 30 JUNE 2020. Licences 2019-2020

In the 2019-2020 year, how many ‘on licences’ did your Committee issue? 4 In the 2019-20 year, how many applications for ‘on licences’ did your Committee 0 refuse? In the 2019-20 year, how many ‘off licences’ did your Committee issue? 2 In the 2019-20 year, how many applications for ‘off licences’ did your Committee 0 refuse? In the 2019-20 year, how many club licences did your Committee issue? 1 In the 2019-20 year, how many applications for club licences did your Committee 0 refuse? Manager’s Certificates 2019-2020

In the 2019-20 year, how many managers’ certificates did your Committee issue? 27 In the 2019-20 year, how many applications for managers’ certificates did your 0 Committee refuse? In the 2019-20 year, how many applications for managers’ certificates were 3 withdrawn? 217

Licence renewals 2019-2020

In the 2019-20 year, how many licence renewals did your Committee issue? 18 In the 2019-20 year, how many licence renewals did your Committee refuse? 0

7. PLEASE COMMENT ON ANY CHANGES OR TRENDS IN THE COMMITTEE’S WORKLOAD IN 2019-20.

Rugby World Cup 2019 – ensuring licensed premises complied with the requirements. Staff had to quickly become familiar with the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2019 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Act 2019 which received royal assent less than a month before the start of the tournaments. Staff had to assess all notifications from premises to ensure they complied with the requirements.

COVID -19 impacted application numbers for 4 months – see comments in question 11. 8. PLEASE COMMENT ON ANY NEW INITIATIVES THE COMMITTEE HAS DEVELOPED/ADOPTED IN 2019-2020.

Inspectors developed remote checks for alcohol inspections and inquiries. 9. HAS YOUR COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY?

Yes 10 . IF THE ANSWER IS YES, WHAT STAGE IS YOUR LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY AT?

In force 11. IF THE ANSWER TO 9 IS YES, WHAT EFFECT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY IS HAVING?

Licensed premises complied with the new closing hours. 12. IF THE ANSWER TO 11 IS ‘IN FORCE’, IS YOUR LOCAL ALCOHOL POLICY DUE FOR REVIEW?

No - 1 November 2021 13. IF THE ANSWER TO 12 IS YES, HAS SUCH A REVIEW BEEN UNDERTAKEN; AND, IF SO WITH WHAT RESULT? n/a 14. PLEASE COMMENT ON THE MANNER IN WHICH COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED ON DLC OPERATIONS.

Lack of clear national information and guidance caused confusion and many enquiries from licensed premises. Enforcement responsibility and procedures were not clear. More detail on how to interpret the requirements and clear information on enforcement procedures was needed. During Level 4 Off-licence holders contacted council to see if they could open under the COVID-19 restrictions as there was a lack of clear information from the Government, and the information was changing daily. It was clear that Government did not understand the Act when most off-licences were not able to sell. This caused the licensed premises a lot of stress as they wanted to operate within the law. The businesses were contacting 218

council as they could not get clear answers from government. We could only refer them back to the COVID-19 websites. One announcement was that off-licences could sell alcohol remotely if approved by the local authority. There was no information provided to councils about what approval councils needed to supply or that they were going to require this approval. Lack of national guidance for requirements for licensed premises to operate with changing levels. Decrease in applications – no Special Licence applications received for 3 months and mostly renewal applications received (only 1 new on-licence and 1 new manager application received in 3 months). Lodging applications was challenging for applicants to be able to lodge the required information remotely and for the DLC to check applications as complete. Not all applicants had the ability to submit applications digitally.

15. PLEASE COMMENT ON THE WAYS IN WHICH YOU BELIEVE THE SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 IS ACHIEVING ITS OBJECT. NOTE: THE OBJECT OF THE SALE AND SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL ACT 2012 IS THAT: A) THE SALE, SUPPLY, AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AFELY ANDS RESPONSIBLY; AND B) THE HARM CAUSED BY THE EXCESSIVE OR INAPPROPRIATE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL SHOULD BE MINIMISED. TO WHAT EXTENT, IF ANY, DO YOU CONSIDER THAT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECT OF THE ACT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

The way in which the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 is achieving its object is by enabling partner agencies to work together with operators and the community to deliver education and resources. Monitoring of licensed premises is important to resolve potential breaches of the Act to minimise harm in the community. 219

182/20 To: Mayor and Elected Members

From: Councillor Chris Peterson

Date: 9 December 2020

Subject: EDS Climate and Business Conference – Report Back

INFORMATION

Recommendation: That Council receives the information in Report 182/20.

Purpose The purpose of this report is to report back to Council on the Environmental Defence Society Climate and Business Conference (11 and 12 November 2020) attended by Councillor Chris Peterson. The report is attached (see Attachment 1). 220 ATTACHMENT 1

KEY INFORMATION Report details REPORT DETAILS Attendee Councillor Chris Peterson

Date 9 December 2020

For circulation to Council

Meeting details MEETING DETAILS Type of meeting Conference

Name of meeting Environmental Defence Society Climate Change and Business Conference: Re-Defining Our Future

Date(s) attended 11 and 12 November 2020

Location Aotea Square, Auckland PURPOSE

Now in its 14th year, this is a key climate forum, attended by political, business, and thought-leaders from around the country and abroad with approximately 150-200 attendees (and many more livestreaming including our Senior Advisor Climate Change and Environment). AGENDA ITEMS

The Programme is attached.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

Moderated by Rod Oram, the scene was set by two keynote speakers:

Christiana Figueres, speaking from Costa Rica. Christiana's powerful analogy likened Humanity to people building sand castles on a beach with their backs to the sea and oblivious to the series of increasingly catastrophic waves about to break - being Covid, the following global economic crisis, the loss of world Biodiversity with the beginning 6th Great Extinction, and, dwarfing them all, Climate Change.

Johan Rockstrőm from the Potsdam Institute in Germany. Johan spoke of the 9 Planetary Boundaries that define our global Safe Operating Space and the real danger 221

of exceeding one or more of the Tipping Points that will see irreversible ongoing warming.

A third keynote speaker, Dr Anne Bardsley from Koi Tu, the Centre for Informed Futures at Auckland University who advocated for the UN 2015-30 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a useful framing for the many interconnected 'wicked problems' confronting us.

Repeated key messages throughout the Conference from many speakers included:

• recognition that the time for action is NOW and that next year will be critically important - here as everywhere - with the release for public comment of our Climate Commission's 3 5-year Budgets and recommended Pathways for the Government's considered uptake at the end of the year (the Commissioner, Dr Rod Carr, said they will come as a shock to many), and the obligation for NZ and all countries to be putting more ambitious Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) on the table at the Paris-equivalent Climate Conference in Glasgow in November (COP 26). Rod Carr was also critical of the thrust of many of the current "shovel- ready" and proposed Covid-Recovery projects now being funded wanting them to be locking-down rather than locking-in future emissions.

• recognition of the importance of the separate but inter-twined Biodiversity Crisis and the necessity to be re-carbonising the Natural world at the same time as the economy is being de-carbonised. Nature Based Solutions (NBS) will get a lot more attention in Glasgow it was said.

• recognition that with climate change we are all in it together and that a no blame approach is imperative. The need for strong leadership was stressed in addressing the absolute necessity to look for change "everywhere and in everything" with a moral obligation to be "good ancestors" (which Christiana hauntingly described as the 7 pairs of eyes, representing 7 succeeding generations, she sees following her every move).

• acknowledgment of the IPCC Special Report that stressed the need to absolutely reduce global GHG emission by 50% by 2030 to have a 50% chance of staying under 1.5 degrees of warming. Also alluded to were the latest science suggesting that Climate Sensitivity might be greater than previously thought (that is that a doubling of GHGs may result in an average 3.5 degrees of warming not 3 degrees) and that the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) may also be greater (that it will cause more economic and social distress).

• recognition that, on the brighter side, while there will inevitably be losers in the significant disruption that climate change and our responses will bring, there are also significant opportunities for improvements across all the well-beings and scope for innovation. 222

There was a specific LG Plenary introduced by Dr Judy Lawrence, a member of the Climate Change Commission. She talked about the need for systemic change, for more attention and more funding now (both operational and capital), the certainty of climate change alongside the significant uncertainties around the detail, the need to get away from BAU thinking and short-termism aligned with election cycles, the requirement for joined-up approaches within organizations and across communities, and for climate change to be central in LTPs.

Personal recommendations/suggestions for consideration that to my mind reflect the thrust of the Conference and its push for immediate and meaningful action - while recognising there will be many other ideas as well:

• that Council watches the recorded keynote addresses from the Conference (https://www.eds.org.nz/our-work/ccbc-conference-series/2020-ccbc- presentations-day-one/) • that Council regards climate change not as just an environmental risk but as an all- encompassing "civilizational risk" • that all policies have a climate lens run over them as advocated by the Climate Commissioner and preferably at the level of the SLT. And perhaps the establishment of a more formal Climate/Futures Committee rather than just the present more peripheral Climate Caucus. • that all Climate-Recovery plans and projects are assessed to ensure there will be no regrets in terms of the transition to a low-carbon economy • that more attention is given to the Te Ao/Te Taiao concepts at the heart (as I understand it) of a Maori worldview • that we look to one or more "symbolic" projects that demonstrate to the community that Council sees the climate issue as truly serious and urgent requiring not just words but actions. • that, perhaps most importantly, Council engages with the community to raise awareness around the fact of climate change and the consequences for our community with perhaps some sort of Council-Community Forum. • that we embrace moves to a more circular economy and revisit the question of declaring a Climate Emergency.

223 ATTACHMENT CLIMATE CHANGE + BUSINESS CONFERENCE 2020 Redefining Our Future

11-12 November 2020 | Auckland | www.climateandbusiness.com programme outline 224 Foundation Sponsor

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DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2020 1020-1050 Refreshments & networking

0830-0845 Conference welcome 1050-1120 Session 2 – Plenary: International Responses Vicky Robertson (Secretary for the Environment, Ministry for the Environment) Chair: Ambassador Kay Harrison (New Zealand’s Climate Change Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rod Oram (Conference Moderator) and Trade)

0845-1020 Session 1 – Opening Plenary: The Opportunity; The Obligation Panellists: Ambassador Nina Obermaier (EU Ambassador to New Zealand) Ambassador Mira Woldberg (Embassy of the Netherlands) International keynote: Accelerating our low-carbon future: Will this be “The Future We Choose”? High Commissioner Leasi Scanlan (Samoa High Commission) Christiana Figueres (Global leader on climate change, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Deputy Head of Mission Tatsushi Nishioka (Embassy of Japan) Framework Convention on Climate Change 2010-2016 author of “The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis” and the 2020 Hillary Laureate) (pre-recorded video interview) 1120-1300 Session 3 – Plenary: The New Zealand Response International keynote: Responding to Covid and the broader planetary emergency: Why a Green Deal is critical The Science: Understanding the lockdown and recovery emissions impact, our 1.5degs targets, Professor Johan Rockström (Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Professor and the scale and speed with which we must act in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam and co-founder of The Planetary Emergency Professor James Renwick (Victoria University of Wellington, Climate Change Commissioner) Partnership) (live-stream video link) The Costs: Calculating climate event attribution - results from extreme events in New Zealand Keynote: The building blocks for a better future? Mainstreaming the UN Sustainable Development Professor Dave Frame (Victoria University of Wellington) Goals into the Covid recovery The Spend: locking in or locking down emissions? Dr Anne Bardsley (Deputy Director, Koi-Tu: The Centre for Informed Futures) Dr Rod Carr (Chair of the Climate Change Commission) International keynote: Last chance for people and planet: putting nature and ecological The Policy: Understanding the new regulatory landscape, closing the abatement gap, and stewardship at the heart of the reset what’s ahead Professor Nathalie Seddon (Professor of Biodiversity in the Department of Zoology at the University of Hon James Shaw (Minister for Climate Change) Oxford, Director of the Nature Based Solutions Initiative) (live-stream video link) Panel Q+A – The Infrastructure Projects: future-focused or last century? Chair: Rod Oram Panel – Optimising the opportunity: perspectives Chair: Rod Oram Panellists: Dr Rod Carr (Chair of the Climate Change Commission) Paul Blair (Founder, Takarunga Consulting) Panellists: Abbie Reynolds (CEO, Predator Free 2050) Dr Kate Meyer (Business Director – Sustainability, Beca; Founding Director, Planetary Accounting Network) Dr Russel Norman (Executive Director, Greenpeace New Zealand) Mair Brooks (Partner, Advisory – Major Projects and Infrastructure, KPMG) Kirk Hope (CEO, BusinessNZ) Jenny Coatham (National Campaigns Co-convenor, GenZero) 1300-1415 Working lunch breakout sessions (optional) and networking 225 1315-1400 Breakout Session 4A – Is your business Future Breakout Session 4B – The business case for 1555–1610 Refreshments and networking Fit? Natural Climate Solutions 1610-1700 Breakout Session 8A – Breakout Session 8B – Venue: Waitakere Room (upstairs) Venue: Hunua Room (main session room) Redefining transport and travel Redefining the future of energy Imagine if all businesses had a clear picture of In the next decade Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) how they’d look and perform in a truly sustainable can provide at least one third of the cost-effective Venue: Waitakere Room (upstairs) Venue: Hunua Room (main session room) future. Not just to eliminate all negative impacts, solution to climate change. In this session, How is New Zealand placed to address the energy but to deliver net positive value for the environment participants will learn about NCS: Sponsored by trilemma – security of supply, energy equity and and society, as well as being profitable. Most • what they are, and how to implement them; environmental sustainability under our Zero Carbon businesses don’t have this clarity; or a strategy to legislation? Accounting for around 20% of New Zealand’s get there. This interactive session will explore how • what risks they can mitigate and opportunities the Future Fit Benchmark can help. they can provide; emissions, decarbonising our land transport • NZ & international business examples; and system is possible, necessary, and urgent. Can this be achieved within the next 10 years as some • risks of perverse socio-environmental outcomes of some NCS. experts suggest is required in order to meet our Paris Agreement targets? In this session, we will 1415-1435 Session 5 – Plenary: New Zealand’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment and Our look at how to achieve it. Atmosphere + Climate Report 2020 1710-1800 Breakout Session 9A – Redefining buildings and Breakout Session 9B – Reimagining New New Zealand’s first national climate change risk assessment (NCCRA) has been released and will construction Zealand’s food system inform how New Zealand adapts to the impacts of climate change. So too will the recently released Our Atmosphere and Climate Report 2020 (OAC). Venue: Waitakere Room (upstairs) Venue: Hunua Room (main session room) Vicky Robertson (Secretary for the Environment, Ministry for the Environment) will discuss the implications A key focus post-Covid 19 has been on getting of the NCCRA’s and OAC’s findings for business and government, and what comes next. the construction sector back on the tools. But Sponsored by what measures will shift the dial on the life cycle Bryce Davies (Executive Manager Corporate Relations, IAG and former member of the Government’s emissions profile of homes and other buildings in Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group) will provide a business perspective on the NCCRA New Zealand? New Zealand’s terrestrial and marine food production and OAC and the urgent need to adapt. systems face profound climate-related risks, whether the world continues on a trajectory of high 1435-1515 Session 6 – Plenary: The Corporate Climate Change Challenge greenhouse gas emissions, or abruptly decarbonises In this discussion our panellists will talk about how corporates are evolving in their responses to climate in order to meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of change, including: holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C. • the main challenges to action and drivers of change; This session will explore how New Zealand’s food • whether (or how) their businesses are thinking about climate change adaptation, or whether the focus is production systems are transitioning to the low- just on identifying and disclosing risk; carbon economy of our future and building resilience • how often and deep is the climate discussion at executive management and Board level; to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. • the impact and risks to the climate agenda from Covid-19; 1800-1930 Cocktail reception • what help is needed from others, be it government, academia, and other stakeholders. Chair: Bryce Davies (Executive Manager Corporate Relations, IAG and former member of the Government’s Climate Change Adaptation Technical Working Group) Panellists: Gerri Ward (Sustainability and Community Manager, Z Energy; Deputy Chair, Sustainable DAY 2 – THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2020 Business Council) David Benattar (Chief Sustainability Officer, The Warehouse Group) 0900-0955 Session 10 – Plenary: Redefining finance Dawn Baggaley (Head of Sustainability, New Zealand Post) Climate-related financial risk disclosure reporting is here. So what will this mean in practice for businesses Courtney Simpson (Group Manager Sustainability, Genesis) subject to reporting requirements, and for lenders, insurers, investors and other stakeholders? Our panel 1515-1555 Session 7 – Plenary: From international targets, domestic policy and legislative reform to will also discuss the efficacy of the fossil fuel divestment movement in achieving emissions reductions, the litigation risk – demystifying your climate law obligations challenge of stranded assets, and the road ahead for financing green (including the Sustainable Finance Forum’s final report and Roadmap for Action). Sponsored by Keynote: Multilateral development finance in the Asia Pacific: The push for climate-smart investing Our panel will summarise and explore the key implications for business (including at executive Dr David Gawith (Manager, Castalia) management and board level) of the ‘Zero Carbon’ legislation, ETS and RMA reforms, TCFD reporting, and Panel Q+A growing exposure to climate change-related litigation. Chair: Simone Robbers (Assistant Governor, Reserve Bank of New Zealand) Chair: Simon Watt (Partner, Bell Gully) Panellists: Pip Best (NZ Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY) Panellists: Jenny Cooper QC (Shortland Chambers) Matt Whineray (Chief Executive Officer, NZ SuperFund) Debra Blackett (General Counsel and Chief Governance Officer, Z Energy) Dominick Stephens (Chief Economist, Westpac) Jason Krupp (Deputy Chief Executive – Advocacy, Local Government New Zealand) Craig Weise (CEO, NZ Green Investment Finance) Hon Tony Randerson QC (Chair of the Resource Management Review Panel; retired Court of Appeal judge)

Supporters 226 0955-1040 Session 11 – Plenary: A cap at last! ETS reforms and the impact on carbon pricing and markets 1330-1440 Working lunch breakout sessions (optional) and networking

In this session, our experts will provide an ETS perspective through a market lens: 1340-1430 Breakout Session 15A – Closing the loop – Breakout Session 15B – Supporting SMEs to take • From the old ETS to the new ETS Creating a regenerative economy climate action - the role for larger organisations • Auctioning – what does it all mean? • Price forecast - across the panel. Venue: Hunua Room (main session room) Venue: Waitakere Room (upstairs) Chair: Nigel Brunel (Director Institutional Commodities, OMF) The EU is pursuing a circular economy in This panel-based session will delve into the challenges and Panellists: Matt Cowie (Acting Director, Climate Mitigation, Ministry for the Environment) its Green Deal. What would a circular or opportunities for engaging SMEs in the net zero mission. Shane Dinnan (Head of Energy Markets, NZX) regenerative economy look like for New We will hear from those closely involved in understanding Catherine Leining (Policy Fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research; Climate Change Commissioner) Zealand and why is this relevant to climate the motivations and needs of SMEs, and those who are Julian McCree (Group Manager Derivatives Trading, Genesis Energy) change? What steps would need to be practised in engaging successfully with them. We will hear taken from business and policy makers to from two major corporates on how they are playing their 1040-1110 Refreshments and networking implement such an economy? Is the post- part by engaging with their SME suppliers and customers. Covid recovery our opportunity to pursue a The session will be facilitated by the Sustainable Business 1110-1150 Session 12 – Plenary: Forestry, offsets and the ETS circular or regenerative economy? Network (SBN). SBN has established the Climate Action Among other things, this session will address 20/25 project to accelerate climate action by SMEs, with the way products are designed, produced, the support of its partners (EECA, Waka Kotahi, NZ Trade & Sponsored by used and re-used/repurposed/recycled; Enterprise, MBIE, Meridian Energy and BNZ). procurement and supply chain management; What is the current and future carbon sequestration profile of New Zealand forestry? What is the waste minimisation policies; and we will likely impact of the 1BT programme? And can we create multiple incentives for forestry beyond carbon hear from businesses who are implementing sequestration and the ETS? circular economy principles. Keynote: Dr David Hall (Lecturer, Social Science & Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology; Senior Researcher, The Policy Observatory; writer/author) 1440-1530 Session 16 – Plenary: Addressing the Adaptation Gap workshop – Tools for Adaptation Panel Q+A Chair: Rod Oram Sponsored by Panellists: Nathalie Whitaker (Co-founder and CEO of Toha Foundry) Adele Fitzpatrick (Chief Executive, Project Crimson) At CCBC 2019, we ran a workshop which helped businesses to identify and assess their climate Oliver Hendrickson (Director Forestry and Land Management, Te Uru Ra-kau, Ministry for Primary Industries) change risks. This year, we revisit risk assessment frameworks with a focus on what businesses and Matt Walsh (Managing Director, NZ Carbon Farming) local government need to do with that information in practical terms to address these risks. NIWA has developed a range of tools that can be used by business and local government to understand and 1150-1230 Session 13 – Plenary: Ma-ori perspectives on climate action panel implement adaptation responses, including through the creation of bespoke serious games and an online What challenges and opportunities do projected climate change impacts, and the adaptation scenarios they climate change adaptation toolbox, which leads participants through a set of steps and exercises to will require, present for iwi/hapu- /whanau, Ma-ori youth and enterprise and how are these being met? How is assess potential climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation options. This session will demonstrate how climate change informing Ma-ori land use decisions, including perspectives on regenerative (native) forestry, these tools work in practice. sustainable harvesting, carbon sequestration and offsetting under the ETS? How can the promotion of Ma-ori Chair: Dr Andrew Tait (Chief Scientist - Climate, Atmosphere and Hazards, NIWA) knowledge and values better inform our responses to climate change and broader environmental policy, Dr Paula Blackett (Environmental Social Scientist, NIWA) planning and management? How do we ensure a tika transition to a low-emissions society? Dr Stefan Gray (Manager – Sustainable Value, KPMG) Chair: Dr Daniel Hikuroa (Earth Systems Scientist and Senior Lecturer in Maori Studies, University of James Hughes (Climate and Resilience Specialist, Tonkin + Taylor) Auckland; UNESCO Aotearoa New Zealand Commissioner for Culture) Panellists: Nicki Douglas (Environment Manager, Te Arawa Lakes Trust) 1530-1630 Session 17 – Plenary: Leading with Ambition - Dr Aroha Spinks (Kaihautu Taiao/Environmental Science Director, WWF-New Zealand) Poem: “The Waves Never Made It” Johnnie Freeland (Nga-ti Te Ata Waiohua) Hana Maihi (Te Ara Whatu, EHF, PhD researcher) Matilda Clack + Takunda Mazundiwa

1230-1330 Session 14 – Plenary: Local government climate action planning: The power of partnering with Sponsored by business to create low-emissions, climate-resilient cities “Carrying the Hopes of the World”: COP 26 Her Excellency Laura Clarke (British High Commissioner) Co-sponsored by Business Leading with Ambition Mike Burrell (Executive Director, Sustainable Business Council) We will hear from a range of representatives across New Zealand about their climate action planning, from A Progressive Agenda mitigation policies and projects to adaptation priorities and strategies, and how they are working with the business community to drive implementation. Hon David Parker (Minister for the Environment) Keynote: The mitigation and adaptation nexus: What now for local government? Dr Judy Lawrence Reflections (Senior Research Fellow at the New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute, Coordinating Lead Author Rt Hon Simon Upton (Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment) for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and Climate Change Commissioner) 1630 Closing drinks + canapés Panel Q+A Chair: Jason Krupp (Deputy Chief Executive – Advocacy, Local Government New Zealand) Panellists: Alec Tang (Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, Auckland Council) Councillor Sara Templeton (Chair, Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee, Christchurch City Council) - Lyndsey Craig (Coastal Manager, Kapiti Coast District Council) The 2020 Climate Change & Business Conference has partnered with Toitu Envirocare to achieve carboNZeroCertTM event operations. This means Councillor Jennifer Nickel (Chair, Climate Action Committee, Waikato Regional Council) that we will estimate the event’s operational life cycle greenhouse gas FSC HERE (carbon) emissions and neutralise the remaining unavoidable emissions. 227

183/20

To: Your Worship and Members

From: Kathryn Ross, Chief Executive

Date: 9 December 2020

Subject: Chief Executive’s Report

FOR INFORMATION Recommendation: That Council notes the information contained in the Chief Executive’s report 183/20.

Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide Council with an update (as at 27 November 2020) on Council operations and changes in the national and regional context for Council since the last CEO report to Council dated 28 October 2020.

Chief Executive’s Overview The month has been another busy one with the adoption of the Annual Report, further LTP development and engagement, and three waters activity (including approval of our three waters stimulus delivery plan, implementation planning, responding to the Request for Information due on 1 February 2021, and three waters service delivery reform discussions at various levels and events such as Rural and Provincial, Mayoral and CEO forums). We also toured the proposed Wakamoekau Dam site in November and a final draft of the Water Resilience Strategy document is expected next month.

It was great to participate in the Tangata Tiriti workshop with elected members and senior staff earlier this month and to also attend the pohiri for Jo Hayes (new GM at the Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust).

We continue to make progress on key projects, have held staff drop-in sessions on our Climate Change Action plan, and worked with Carterton District Council and others after the Kaiwhata River was blocked by a landslide on the 10th. While this situation is not yet resolved we and Carterton District Council have supported Greater Wellington’s proposal to gradually lower the lake levels.

During November IANZ completed their BCA Accreditation Audit with pleasing results indicated at their exit meeting (further detail can be found later in this report). We have also received a draft CouncilMARK report for fact checking and we expect to have confirmation of our final grade and report following moderation by the Independent Assessment Board (IAB) in January, at which time we will report results to Council and to our community. We are confident in an improvement in our overall grade. 228

We also received notification that Henley Lake and QE Park have received Green Flag Awards – a first time for Henley Lake, made even more special as it is one of only three parks in New Zealand to receive an international Green Flag community award.

Against this busy backdrop we’re also delivering on our business as usual and responding to opportunities and issues as they arise.

I’d like to thank the staff for their continued efforts and achievements as we head towards Christmas; there is a lot going on and I am immensely proud of what we continue to deliver for the community.

That said, the Strategic Leadership Team has encouraged all who can, to take a much deserved break over the Christmas period and as a result there will be a limited number of staff working through and/or on call to cover essential services and maintain service levels. Waiata House and our Queen Street Office will be closed to the public from 12pm on Thursday 24 December and will re-open on Tuesday 5 January. The Library will also close at 12pm on Thursday 24 December but will re-open from Tuesday 29 December to 12pm Thursday 31 December. It will then remain closed until Tuesday 5 January, at which time all of our sites will resume normal hours.

National/Regional Context Cabinet Announcements Cabinet announcements were made on 2 November 2020. The full Ministerial list is provided in Attachment 1.

Key appointments relevant to local government are:

• Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Local Government • Hon David Parker, Minister for Environment • Hon Grant Robertson, Minster of Infrastructure • Hon Stuart Nash, Minster for Economic Development • Mr Michael Wood, Minister for Transport • Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate Change

The Labour Party and the Green Party have signed a Cooperation Agreement. The Cooperation Agreement means the Green Party cannot oppose the government on confidence and supply matters but can take their own position on other issues. There are three “areas of cooperation": climate, environment and child and community wellbeing issues.

Water reform DIA officials will be supporting the Minister of Local Government to take a paper to Cabinet on the Three Waters Reform Programme ahead of Christmas. We have been advised that this paper will seek Cabinet direction on the key milestones and timetable for reform, including a further significant round of local government and iwi/Māori engagement around March 2021. 229

Work to design the new entities is proceeding at pace, as is associated work on the benefits to consumers of the reforms (and the cost of not participating), the interface between entities and planning system and the role of entities in the provision of stormwater services.

All 67 territorial authorities signed the memorandum of understanding that released the ‘first tranche’ of funding and have thus committed to participating in a discussion to service delivery reforms. During December CEOs from the upper South Island and central and lower North Island will meet to receive an update from DIA, share information and discuss issues. Masterton District Council staff are working with the other councils in the Greater Wellington Region to develop a three waters briefing for Council so that as elected members you have the best available information and advice to support your decision making on three waters reform and that we (with others) are in a position to influence, shape and respond to the reform process.

Economy New Zealand’s economy rebounded strongly in the September quarter, with regional economies showing renewed strength. Sustained export activity, combined with New Zealanders spending more on domestic tourism, new cars, and home improvements, has buoyed confidence that the New Zealand economy will emerge from COVID-19 less battered than other parts of the world.

The December 2020 Quarterly Economic Monitor is expected to be released in February 2021.

The Infometrics September Quarterly Update notes that Masterton’s economy is bouncing back strongly after the COVID-19 lockdown. Infometrics provisionally estimates that gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.0% in the September 2020 quarter compared to the same quarter last year. Over the 12 months to September 2020 the economy contracted by 1.0% compared with -3.3% in the national economy.

Masterton has benefitted from Wellington commuters spending more time working from home, as well as a domestic tourism boost as Wellington residents make short trips to explore Wairarapa. This is reflected in strong consumer spending growth in Masterton. Consumer spending in Masterton was up 4.5% over the 12 months to September compared with a decline of 8.0% in Wellington City and a decline of 2.7% in the national economy.

Despite the rebound in economic activity the number of Jobseeker Support recipients has continued to rise, reaching 1,049 in the September quarter, by far the highest level since the series began in 2008. However, growth in Jobseeker Support recipients has been at half the rate of growth in the national economy. Masterton’s average unemployment rate for the year to September 2020 of 3.8% is lower than the national rate of 4.4%.

Masterton’s construction sector is playing an important role in the district’s economic recovery. The value of non-residential consents over the 12 months to September was almost double the 10-year average.

The number of residential consents has dropped slightly in recent quarters but is still at an historically high level. A total of 164 consents were issued in the 12 months to September, down from 193 in the previous 12 months. However, Infometrics expect this number to grow in reaction to 230

the rapid growth in house prices. The average house value for the 12 months to September reached $443,311, up 14.5% compared to the previous year.

Wairarapa Recovery The Wairarapa fared comparatively well in the September quarter, however Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has noted that the global outlook is worsening, and that New Zealand will not be immune to the ongoing impact COVID-19 is having around the world.

With this in mind, the new Labour Government will have two overarching priorities: to drive our economic recovery from Covid-19, and to continue our health response to keep New Zealanders safe from the virus. The Wairarapa Recovery Survey was conducted to gather information from Wairarapa residents to shape our recovery plan and to report back to the Recovery Committee the views, ideas and suggestions made from our residents. Utilising NGOs and other community groups as well as residents means we will have a wide range of information across different demographics. The data gathered will be a base line for showing the current state and over time we can use this data to track recovery in the Wairarapa. A follow-up date of March 2021 is proposed. The survey was conducted online from 12/10/2020 to 2/11/2020, with access being advertised through links on each council’s website, posters with QR code links on display in libraries, cafes & various shops throughout the three districts, and a link emailed by the regional Positive Ageing Strategy Co-ordinator to a database of organisations related to older persons. Participants were asked what COVID-19 impacts they were most concerned about, what positive and negative effects that COVID-19 had had on their household, to rank the importance of initiatives under the four components of recovery, economic, social, environmental and cultural, and asked to comment on what else Wairarapa Recovery could consider. The main negative impacts experienced resulted from restricted travel, finances and health & wellbeing. Isolation was also a common experience with further comments in the “other” field relating to concern for family in other places, and the inability to be with them. 15% of respondents said they had had no negative impacts.

The Wairarapa Leaders Social Wellbeing Forum met again on 26 November.

Climate change The Wellington Regional Climate Change Group (WRCCWG) met on 27 November 2020 and discussed the Wellington Regional Growth Framework (which is on this Council agenda) and future work to develop and deliver the framework’s climate change related projects, which are in the first instance: • Regional climate change plan including a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emission and transition to a zero carbon and circular economy (Year 1). • Region wide approach to coastal protection, development and retreat including a programme for moving and managing three waters, rail, road assets at risk and protecting taonga (Year 2). 231

There are also a range of new (and established) climate change related projects that are being considered for inclusion in the 2021-31 LTPs across the region and these were shared within the group.

Procurement Rules Submission The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have been consulting on Government Procurement Rules to help inform policy development, and advice to Ministers, about whether the Government Procurement Rules should apply to some or all government entities that are not already required to apply them. Councils are currently ‘encouraged’ to apply the rules, rather than required to.

Submissions closed on 23 November 2020. MDC made a submission that was approved by the CE. In summary, the submission noted that while the proposal to apply Government Procurement Rules to some or all government entities would create consistency, there needs to be an allowance for local solutions to local issues. The submission also noted that the proposal would increase procurement related reporting requirements of local government to become consistent with central government agencies; which in some instances would make reporting occur twice as often, or to begin reporting when it currently isn’t required. A copy of the full submission is available in Attachment 2.

Corporate Planning Activity 2019/20 Annual Report The Council’s Annual report for 2019/20 was adopted by Council on 25 November 2020. The legal deadline was extended to 31 December 2020 in light of the impact of COVID-19 on timelines for Audit New Zealand and councils.

Audit New Zealand noted that the report was a fair representation of the Council’s activities and this would normally have received an unqualified audit opinion. Due to the additional COVID-19 impact disclosures being addressed by the audit the opinion this year is described as a non-standard audit opinion.

2021-31 Long Term Plan Over November progress has continued on delivering the level of service workshops and we began the review of the Significance and Engagement Policy. The public engagement underway on shaping our future priorities ended on 30 November. Feedback will be collated in December for Council’s consideration. Staff have begun developing the 10-year budgets to align with each activity’s levels of service and the Council’s focus areas.

Projects of interest this month Please refer to Attachment 3 for a dashboard update on key Council projects of interest.

In particular I draw attention to the Town Centre project, where as a result of the 4 November council workshop and at a subsequent Reference Group meeting the original Town Centre project has been extended to include the ‘What’s our Welcome’ Town entrances project, and also a more 232

explicit focus on the Waipoua as a precinct. This Masterton Revamp programme of work includes activities and investments over a 10-year period.

Staff are prioritising the following work for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years: • Design and physical works for the Northern Entrance • Design and physical works for the Kuripuni roundabout as part of the Southern Entrance package • Design of the Waipoua river precinct • Design of Charlies Lane in conjunction with Masterton Trust Lands Trust • Design of the second stage of Queen Street from Perry to Park Street • Physical works for Queen Street stage 1 in Q1 of 2022.

There was also support for the forward-looking programme which would see physical works in Park Street following the completion of Queen Street stage 1.

We have sought detailed scope and specification from Boffa Miskell for design of the above packages of work. We are also looking at how we can procure the work and have begun consolidating a programme of works for council (including roading, water and parks departments) that we will present to suitable contractors at a meeting on 17 December. We anticipate that this meeting will put us in a good position to procure and appoint a contractor for a 3-year programme of council work early in the New Year.

Wairarapa Connectivity Project The three Wairarapa District Councils are also undertaking research to get a better understanding of the barriers facing Wairarapa residents when it comes to internet connectivity. The information and data collated will help to build a picture of Wairarapa’s connectivity to inform how future connectivity in the region can be improved. This work is connected to the implementation of the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan.

A residents and business survey has been rolled out to seek internet connectivity experiences of the community. More information on this project is available on Council’s website: https://mstn.govt.nz/community-4/current-consultations/wairarapa-connectivity/

Environmental Services Activity The Environmental Services teams have all started working towards gaining the New Zealand Certificate in Regulatory Compliance (Core Knowledge) (Level 3). This qualification gives a broad overview of New Zealand’s regulatory system and provides a common understanding and language of practitioners at all levels.

The team have been viewing the Government Regulatory Practice Initiative Conference 2020 webinars, that have been running in October and November. The 11 free webinars included collaboration, responsiveness, stewardship, building local networks, and the wellbeing of regulators. 233

Bylaws

BYLAWS COMPARISON BY MONTH OCTOBER 2020 120 98 100 82 80

60 52 44 45 46 39 42 40 33 26 28 24 14 15 18 20 11 10 8 11 3 3 5 2 6 0 Vehicle Related Stock/Animal Overhanging Water Other Litter/Rubbish Trees/Long Grass Wastage/Waterways

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Figure 1 Bylaw Service requests by category from 1 July to 31 October compared to the same period in the previous years.

Service requests for vehicle related issues include abandoned vehicles, parking and vehicles causing damage/nuisance. There has been an increase in service requests relating to abandoned vehicles the past two months. September and October saw 12 and 9 service requests lodged respectively about abandoned vehicles in the district. Checks for the registered owner are carried out by staff to try and contact the vehicle owner to request removal of the vehicle. Notices are placed on the vehicles requesting removal. If vehicles are not removed within the required time frame they are towed.

We have embarked on bringing our parking enforcement system into the 21st century. The handwritten parking infringements have been replaced with digital, printed tickets which provide an outline of any offence committed and upon request, photos relating to the offence can easily be provided showing date, time and ticket number they relate to. The new system also incorporates the ability to provide warnings for some of the higher-level offences and we are currently looking at ways to use these warnings for an education first approach to regularly report on wider urban parking issues that affect pedestrians and mobility users, such as parking on the footpath. Those drivers that receive warnings and continue to cause issues for the community may see infringements on their vehicles.

The service requests from the community regarding overhanging trees into the public space from private land have increased in October (12 reports) as the warmer weather has seen spring growth flourish.

Animal Services In November 2020, CERT Systems Ltd delivered a three-day open compliance investigations skills (CIS) course for Council warranted compliance officers, two Animal and Bylaws Officers attended this training. The CIS course is based around the specialist nature of a Warranted Compliance/Enforcement officer’s role within a Local Government framework which requires 234

specific knowledge and skills to ensure the duties carried out are conducted lawfully, effectively and professionally.

SERVICE REQUESTS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES COMPARISON BY MONTH OCTOBER 2020 500 382 385 395 400 302 300

200 154 163 85 96 100 42 49 62 54 0 Service Request P1 Service Request P2 Service Request P3

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Figure 2 Dog Service requests by category from 1 July to 31 October compared to the same period in the previous years.

P1, P2 and P3 reflect the priority/urgency of the requests for service received. • P1 – The most urgent calls, for example dog attacks, police assistance. Attendance within one hour. • P2 – Barking and wandering. Attendance within 24 hours. • P3 - Non‐urgent requests, for example changing details on a dog account. Response within 5 working days. Pleasingly there have been fewer reported attacks and dogs rushing compared to the same time period as last year. Overall, the Animal Services team has received 519 requests for service across P1‐P3 categories compared to 611 requests in the same period last year (the majority of requests have been P2). Engagement Staff have been monitoring the on-leash requirement at Henley Lake over the duck nesting season. Staff noted good numbers of people using the lake to exercise their dogs. The Council’s Control of Dogs Bylaw requires all dogs to be on leash between 1 August and 30 November in the yellow highlighted area pictured below at Henley lake, the rest of Henley lake remains off leash. The monitoring has been well received by the community with an excellent response by owners to having their dogs on leads. Only 11 verbal reminders to dog walkers were given to keep dogs on- leash in the area. Better behaviour of both owners and dogs has been noticed by staff.

To assist dog owners to meet their microchipping obligations the Animal and Bylaws Services invited dog owners to attend our microchip event at Henley Lake on 21 October. As a result, staff inserted 30 new chips, checked 19 microchips were still in working order and also issued three notices to register. These events are a highlight for the team who enjoy meeting the dogs and owners in their district. 235

Picture 1- Henley lake on leash area from 1 August to 30 November highlighted in yellow.

Registrations Year to Date September saw more than 97% of known dog owners had registered their dogs, this is a fantastic result. Late payment penalties of 50% of the cost of registration were added to dog accounts in September. Follow-ups with unregistered dog owners saw the team visit over 100 dog owners to encourage them to register their dogs before infringements of $300 per dog for failing to register were issued in October. On 1 October 79 owners (97 dogs) were infringed $300 for failing to register. The team plan to follow up with dog owners who received late payment penalties and infringements early next year inviting them to make weekly payments for next year’s registration to avoid a recurrence.

Registrations Year to Date

As of 30 October2020 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Number of Dogs 5,375 5,609 5,740 5,927 Registered as at 30 October

Percentage of known 95.33% 97.64% 97.18% 98.24% Dogs Registered as at 30 October

Picture 2 – registration comparison 236

ANIMAL SERVICES COMPARISON BY MONTH OCTOBER 2020 140 119 120 108 94 92 100 86 85 89 80 59 60 40 23 15 17 14 15 20 7 8 7 10 10 4 0 0 Dogs Rehomed Notice to register Infringements Issued Dogs Euthanised Dogs Impounded Dogs

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Figure 3 Dog result activity by category from 1 July to 30 October compared to the same period in the previous years.

Environmental Health Activity Environmental Health planned work includes food verifications, alcohol and other premises inspections, and water and consent monitoring. Requests for service and noise complaints are unplanned works that are required to be fitted in around scheduled work.

Staff took the opportunity in September to attend a few webinars hosted both internally and externally; a presentation on enforcement applications under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, hosted by Rob Abbot was attended by alcohol inspectors, with all staff attending the Mental Wellbeing discussion hosted by Sarah Donaldson; one of the Environmental Health Officers was also able to attend the Climate Change Korero webinar hosted by Dr Alex Pezza, Greater Wellington District Council.

Two EHO officers also attended a free and very comprehensive New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health (NZIEH) training day which covered a mixture of food technical training, collaborative learning, guidance for recognition of verifiers and housing information.

Two Alcohol staff inspectors had the opportunity to attend a defended alcohol hearing at Whanganui DLC. The opportunity for inspectors to see a hearing with a national legal representative provided valuable training. It is also an example of the importance to work collaboratively with other TA’s. Two alcohol licensing inspectors attended a Wellington Region alcohol workshop attended by all councils in the Wellington region, Police and Regional Public Health staff.

The routine Queen Elizabeth Park and Henley lake resource consent monitoring period began, with cyanobacteria testing getting under way after Labour Weekend, as well as undertaking fortnightly visual checks of the Fifth Street lake for toxic algae. The Environmental Health team will start monitoring the Opaki Water Race in November as part of Council’s resource consent compliance 237

along with algae compliance for Council’s drinking water supply. The team has also started monitoring discharge water quality at the Riversdale Wastewater Treatment Plant mid-October.

Noise complaints remain comparable to the previous two years. Noise complaints are expected to increase as the warmer weather sets in. Most noise complaints are registered out of office hours and contractors attend the address in question. There will be reminders to the community to be considerate neighbours in relation to noise.

Service requests continue to increase this financial year. The majority of service requests related to enquiries about alcohol licensing, opening a new business and COVID related issues.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMPARISON BY MONTH OCTOBER 2020 350 303 289 289 300 270 250 192 200 176 158 156 150 112 96 100 66 56 50 0 Noise Complaints Requests for Service Water & Consent Monitoring Sampling

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Figure 4 Environmental Health Service requests and monitoring by category from 1 July to 31 October compared to the same period in the previous years.

Food Act Verification and inspections The COVID-19 6-month fee waiver package for food businesses ended on 31 October 2020. 18 applications were received for food registration under Food Act 2014 (13 new businesses, five change of owner). $2,364 in application fees were waived.

The changing of the COVID-19 alert levels in September created an urgent workload for organisers wanting to hold their events as soon as possible. The Environmental Health Team put in additional time to ensure that special licences were issued on time for the events.

Alcohol inspectors have already been meeting with organisers of large events that will require alcohol licences– including Wings Over Wairarapa 2021, Golden Shears 2021 and Masterton Motorplex Drag Racing. 238

FOOD/ALCOHOL COMPARISON BY MONTH OCTOBER 2020 100 79 80 69 71 62 62 60 38 36 40 31 30 26 23 21 19 18 18 22 22 12 20 7 6 0 Food Verifications Food Alcohol Applications Alcohol Premises Other Premises Reinspection/CARS Received Inspections/CPOs Inspections Follow Up

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

Figure 5 Environmental Health verification and inspections by category from 1 July to 31 October compared to the same period in the previous years.

Building Control Services Activity 2020 Review The building department continues to deliver in what can only be described as a crazy year with large numbers of consents, an assessment audit and addressing some legacy issues.

BCA Functions The BCA had an IANZ Accreditation Assessment over the period 17-20 November. Issues centred around three core areas were identified.

• Training Plans The organisation has not maintained specific technical professional development plans for BCA technical staff. This area of focus was expected.

• Competency Assessments The organisation was due to have annual competency assessments and some of the content previously was inadequate to demonstrate the competency achieved.

• Compliance Schedules Based on the samples reviewed, MDC has work to do in this space. We were aware of this, hence the recent recruitment of the Building Services Officer and resource for a BWoF contractor for training and oversight.

Once we have received the written report, we will prepare an action plan to address the General Non- Compliance (GNCs) raised. There were no Serious Non-Compliances, the BCA is considered low risk and remains on a two-year reassessment cycle. 239

Building consents by category

The chart below demonstrates a noticeable reduction in consents granted on the prevision month (from 69 to 51), however there has been greater complexity in the building work consented.

How does this compare? The table below shows the running total for the calendar month to October. At face value 2020 is trailing on overall numbers of consents issued. However, when we investigate the categories of work across R1-3 (3 being most complex) and C1-3 a different picture is revealed. Complex commercial work (C2 and C3) has doubled on the previous year. 240

2018 2019 2020 Jan -Oct 699 656 593

Categories R1 551 495 429 R2 74 68 53 R3 11 36 43 C1 48 39 34 C2 13 15 24 C3 1 1 8

Processing Revisiting the table below from last month (with current numbers) shows that the back log of unresolved RFI’s has reduced a little (from 404 to 357). There is a big glut of poor-quality consents in the system that are taking designers and the BCA longer to digest. In the new year greater effort will be put into pre-lodgement and vetting so we can build speed by having a higher quality threshold before they are accepted.

Applications Received 64 new building consent applications and 8 amendments were received during the month of October. In comparison for the same period last year we received 49 building consent applications and 7 amendments. That equates to a 29% increase year on year for the month.

Code Compliance Certificates 74 Code Compliance Certificate (CCC) decisions were made in October. 59 CCC’s were issued with two breaches of the statutory time frame and 15 CCC’s were refused. This is a reduction on the previous month and the month before due to our recent action on old CCC decisions. However, it is still double the usual activity of 30-40 CCC decisions. 241

Inspections 392 onsite inspections were booked during October 2020. The inspection result report is printed below;

There has now been a sustained drop in failed building consent rates with less than 40% failure rate over two successive months. Booked inspections increased by 20%.

In conclusion across our core functions of processing and inspections there have been increases of 29% and 20% respectively.

Territorial Authority Building Functions Service Requests The building department has 20 open service requests. Due to the increase in general building activity, enquiries have also increased making it difficult for office-based staff to get to the work that matters.

LIMS LIM demand remains strong, and there is a dependence from the public on the Urgent LIMs. There were five additional LIMs this month compared to previous and they were all urgent requests. 242

Swimming Pools No additional work has been completed in this area for this period.

Earthquake Prone Buildings After the activity from the previous report letters were sent out and there has been correspondence with building owners. Notices will go up in buildings in early December and the buildings published to the National Register. The next round of letters will go out in January/ February. 243

Building Warrant of Fitness and Compliance Schedules We have engaged a BWoF contractor to develop a strategy to address the 360+ BWoF buildings on our books. To date the compliance team have done three building audits and all have had issues. Audits are uncharged at this stage while we build experience in this area.

We will use the feedback from the BCA assessment to further strengthen our processes here but as building owners are re-engaged with the scheme there may be some conflict.

Planning Activity October/ November Resource Consents continue at a steady pace with 65 new lots created, 58 urban and 7 rural.

Kandahar has completed the first stage of their development (12 units). Building consent application has been received for the community hall for use by residents and visitors and for more new units.

The Iorns Street affordable housing development is underway with building consent lodged for 22 units.

Residential development for the Solway Country Estate at the rear of the Copthorne Hotel is well under way with building consent lodged for 16 units.

Interest in the housing market has kept planning staff extremely busy with clients not waiting for LIM’s but instead contacting us directly by email, telephone or in person.

Service requests involving potential non-compliance and official information requests add to a considerable workload.

Work on the Ministry for the Environment’s National Monitoring System report has been on going and we are hoping to be able to lodge this by 30 November 2020.

The review of the Wairarapa Combined District Plan has commenced with the first meeting of the committee held on 10 of November and the next officers’ meeting to be held on 8 December. 244

Community Facilities and Activities Progress continues on the Long-Term Plan, Levels of Service, Asset Management Plans, Capital and Operational budgets and supporting Business Cases. Levels of Service workshops have been completed for community wellbeing, hood aerodrome, library and archives, parks and reserves, community facilities, senior housing and rentals. The Parks and Open Space Asset Management Plan has also been completed and the remaining are booked for completion prior to Christmas.

The Section 17A Review of Community Development has now been completed and the outcomes discussed with elected members. As a result of the review community development will be brought in-house. A copy of the review report has been circulated to elected members. The current contract with Connecting Communities Wairarapa (CCW) will cease at 30 June 2021. Notification has been given to CCW and a Transition Plan is now being prepared.

Community Development, Placemaking and Events Youth Led Social Enterprise The team has pricing and design for three options on the physical build of the bean bags café to consider. The last step in preparing the business case, to secure funding, is selecting an operating model. The team is fleshing out three options before exploring these with potential collaborators.

Eastside Spring Festival Our Event Coordinator provided a huge amount of support to the Eastside Community Group to deliver a great neighborhood event at McJorrow Park. The event was aimed at bringing the community together for some enjoyable and fun time after the challenges of the COVID-19 lockdown. Council helped make this possible through this support, as well as a grant from the Community Events Fund. A letter of appreciation was received from the East Side Community Group thanking Council for their support.

Refugee’s and Welcoming Communities With the pause in refugee intake, the team has worked to prepare an application to participate in the Welcoming Communities programme. If successful Council will work closely with iwi and key tangata whenua partners in rolling out a fit for purpose programme in our district.

Grants and Improvements Creative New Zealand, as part of their COVID-19 Phase 2 Response Plan, set aside $1.8 million for additional funding support. Half of this funding is to be distributed to territorial authorities in the Creative Communities Scheme using the existing funding formula. For Masterton this means an additional $6,946.16 will be received in January 2021 for allocation on top of the $30,420 funding for the 2020/21 year.

Round two of this grant scheme closed on 13 November and the committee met on 26 November to assess six applications seeking funding for their arts projects. All projects were successful in receiving funding this round, which totalled $8,570. 245

A report paper went to Awards and Grants Committee on 25 November as part of an effort to improve the effectiveness of the grants Council manages. This improvement is centred around moving key reoccurring grant allocations to a Contract for Service model for a three-year period. This will increase certainty for the applicants as well as reduce administration for both staff and the community.

Christmas Event Preparation continues for the Christmas event which will take place in our jewel in the crown, Queen Elizabeth Park. Friday, 18 December there will be carols and other family-friendly activities on the island and on Saturday 19 December, will be the big celebration with the parade taking a new route into the Park with activities and entertainment to follow.

Mayor’s Task Force for Jobs – ITO Ceremony This year the community development team picked up the lead on delivering this event, which honours those across the community receiving qualifications. It was a great night for everyone involved.

Library and Archive The library has continued to see its door count increase with an average daily count now around 380 persons per day. We are seeing an increase in people attending programming events as well and we will likely see these increase further, as we move into the summer programme period. We are also working with Fab Lab to promote the delivery of their courses/events over the summer period. This will see an increased use of the facility during the summer and paves the way for future work on how the library and Fab Lab work together to deliver STEM based programming.

We have been offered an extra position by the New Zealand Libraries Partnership Fund and are looking to place a fixed term role in the Archive to support the promotion of the archives online content with the view to increasing findability and use of the rich resources already digitised. We will hear if we are successful with this proposal in the coming weeks.

The Summer Reading Programme has begun for 2020/21 with the library taking enrolments. This is done in the library and through a visit to Lakeview School. This will be the last year of the existing programme as supported by ECReads as the funding for the programme has ceased. The library is looking at how it can deliver a more locally focused Summer Reading Programme in the coming years and how we might partner with other libraries to deliver this.

We have begun preparation for testing of the upgrade to the Spydus Library Management System. This is used by the library and archive and the upgrade will take place on Wellington Anniversary Day.

Kaitakawaenga On 16 November our Kaitakawaenga began a four-month secondment to He Kāhui Wairarapa, to support the setup and establishment of the PGF - Marae Renovation Project and the Ministry of Social Development project, including the transition of Ko Wairarapa Tēnei from Masterton District Council 246

to He Kāhui Wairarapa. Recruitment is underway to backfill and support the Kaitakawaenga during her secondment. The backfill position name is “Kaituitui”, named after the actions of the Tuī bird. In comparison, the tuī moves quickly from flower to flower pollinating. One of the roles of the Kaituitui will be to deliver the He Hiringa Akoranga training, support engagement and manage some of the cultural aspects of Council.

Operationally, our engagement needs have increased over the past few months through consenting, strategic input and policy. It has become increasingly evident that a whole council engagement framework is needed, therefore recommencement of the Iwi, Hapū, Marae and Hapori Māori Engagement Framework has begun, and a workshop will be planned for the elected members in the New Year. The Kaituitui position will help to support this development over the next four months.

Properties and Facilities Hood Aerodrome • The Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) have established a meeting schedule and have already produced some great initial thinking for opportunities at the aerodrome. • ID numbers are being installed on hangar sites to improve identification for emergency services, contractors, service providers and visitors. • Tenders are out for security fencing and master-planning as part of the Hood Aerodrome Infrastructure Upgrade project.

Senior Housing • We have welcomed one new tenant at Bodmin and another at Panama. • Three bedsit units at Panama have been refurbished. One unit has been retrofitted for accessibility with handrails installed in the porch, living area and bathroom. • Feedback has been received on our Custodian Nick, from a tenant’s mother, who has resided in one of our Panama Village units for 18 years. Nick was described as a breath of fresh air, who is by far the best custodian, that frequently checks on the tenants, goes out of his way to help and always with a smile.

Rental Housing

• New tenants have moved into the general rental at 210 South Road. Exterior painting was completed in October.

Colin Pugh Sports Bowl

• The surface of the high-jump fan has been replaced and spot repairs of the running track complete. This will provide a further two years of useful life for the all-weather track surface. • Hosted seven Primary School events including local Masterton schools, Masterton Group Cluster and South Wairarapa Cluster. Attendance for these events is estimated at 2,500 people in total. 247

Memorial Park • A QS report for the draft phase two seismic strengthening design has been received. • The draft design is still out at peer review.

Other Facilities • In response to a desktop exercise identifying the two structures as potentially earthquake prone, detailed seismic assessments have been commissioned for the Pioneer Rugby and Queen Elizabeth Park Bowling clubrooms. The budget for remedial works has been proposed for Year 1 of the 2021 Long-Term Plan. • Recladding of the Douglas Villa clubrooms will commence in December. Upgrading of the surrounding pathways and landscaping is currently underway and due for completion by the end of November. • The Jubilee Fire Station on Dixon Street has had a full exterior repaint. • The Queen Elizabeth Park Turf-Managers’ shed received a makeover in preparation for the installation of the new mural that was unveiled in November. The shed will receive a little more love in early December with roof painting and essential repairs. • Internal works are being undertaken to the QEP boat shed to upgrade the electrical system and public areas. • Remedial and upgrade works are being completed to the male change areas at the Trust House Recreation Centre.

Toilets • Refurbishment of the Henley Lake and Mini Putt/Kids Own (internal only) have been completed and the Eastern Castlepoint toilet block is now at practical completion stage with landscaping currently underway.

Belgravia Leisure and Recreational Services - Contractors Parks and Open Space Maintenance Contract The relationship is still progressing well, as a team we are moving to a more forward-looking approach with the current focus on budgets, continuous improvement and contract risk mitigation. Thomas Duxfield, Recreational Services Operations Manager has been extremely helpful with his collaboration and input into our Long-Term Planning projects and budgets.

Trust House Recreation Centre Contract Assuming no further COVID-19 lockdowns or other major disruptions, the contract’s financial status is looking positive for the rest of the financial year. Total facility visits remain steady at just over 14,000 during October. (A comparison with October 2019 is not provided due to a large event in 2019). In response to customer needs, Belgravia increased the number of aqua classes.

Mawley Holiday Park Contract Management of the park is going well. Revenue continues to be positive with a 10% increase compared to the October last year and calendar year tracking a 7% increase on 2019. Looking forward, 248

December bookings are typically quiet however the park is nearly fully booked over the Christmas and New Year break.

Parks and Reserves Operationally this is a busy time leading up to Christmas and Recreational Services provide support for events in our parks and open spaces, maintain a handle on the spring flush and ensure the district looks it’s best for the holiday season. The overall feedback from the community on the look of our parks and open spaces remains positive.

The opening of a new green space adjacent to Taranaki Street was a highlight for all the team and summer bedding was planted in time for Armistice Day. Hosking Gardens has had a little re-vamp with old gardens being removed and a new interactive children’s space planted with aromatic herbs, butterfly attracting plants, vegetables and fun flowers.

Percy’s Reserve was reopened for Labour Weekend and the recent rain has been helpful for germinating grass. Picnic tables are scheduled to be installed before Christmas.

Two parks were recently awarded Green Flag Awards; Queen Elizabeth Park, and Henley Trust at Henley Lake for the community award category.

Sports fields are playing well with good reports on the Queen Elizabeth Park oval block and touch rugby being played at McJorrow Park.

Shift Foundation Shift Wairarapa has been granted more funding which will enable both Coordinators to move to full time positions from mid-November 2020 to June 2021. This will allow more hours towards Te Tauoranga, lunchtime activities at one or two schools and two ‘give it a go’ inter-school tournaments. The Shift coordinators are delivering to six groups for Term 4 which will wrap up mid-December.

Earlier this term Shift hosted an EmpowHER Conference for young women across the greater Wellington Region. We were scheduled to have 20 young women from the Wairarapa attend, unfortunately all had to pull out due to NCEA reasons. We have teamed up with Recreation Aotearoa for Outdoors Week and we will be taking three of our groups to our gems across the Wairarapa – Rewanui Forest, Kaituna and Mount Holdsworth.

Update from the Regional Trails and Cycling Co-ordinator Greater Welly Bike Festival The Greater Welly Bike Festival was held during October. The Regional Trails and Cycling Coordinator worked with each Wairarapa council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wairarapa Road Safety Council and other organisations/clubs to host community events throughout Wairarapa. It was very successful with over 300 children and adults attending the various events throughout the month. The relationship with various Wairarapa clubs has also been strengthened through these co-hosting opportunities. 249

Huri Huri Bike Wairarapa Work to increase community engagement with Huri Huri Bike Wairarapa (the brand/entity overseen by the Regional Trails and Cycling Coordinator for all cycling activity in Wairarapa) is ongoing. Recent events reached 14,000 people through Facebook, with an increase in page likes following two full- page advertisements being run in the Wairarapa Midweek during October to promote Huri Huri events. Regular newsletters are scheduled to go out over the busy upcoming summer season. Rather than Huri Huri being only about cycling events as the brand was originally created for, it is becoming the place to go for anything cycling related in Wairarapa.

Customer Services Activity Service Requests Over the 13 October to 25 November period, Council has received 980 service requests. 311 of these remain open. Three of the total number of service requests have come via Elected members and the remainder came from the public.

Communications and Marketing Topical Issues

• Local government sector in spotlight – there has been widespread coverage of the state of Local Government, following issues in Tauranga, Invercargill and Kāpiti Coast District councillor Gwynn Compton urging for a Royal Commission into Local Government. • Forecasting assumptions being used to develop Long-Term Plans has attracted media attention. Most notably, in Hamilton. • West Coast mayors and chairs have written to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta asking the Government to help fund the coast’s combined district plan. • Māori wards – the Public Service Association has weighed into the debate around Māori wards, publicly supporting plans to update legislation to make it easier to create Māori wards. It follows Taupo voting to introduce Māori wards. In Northland, a campaign to prevent Māori wards being established is gathering pace.

Communications highlights

• Antenno – preparations for the rollout of this new phone-based service (app) is progressing well. The app is expected to be ready for use by the end of the year, with a dedicated promotional campaign to encourage sign-up planned to begin in the New Year. • Parking campaign – the communications strategy to increase awareness, and use of, council carparks has progressed well throughout November. All objectives have been achieved, including more than 400 pageviews on the online map during the month of November. • Wairarapa connectivity – the communications team has been supporting the information- gathering exercise around internet access across the region. Engagement in the survey has gone well in the initial weeks of the promotion. • Long-Term Plan promotion – integrated marketing of the Long-Term Plan engagement survey has attracted (at time of writing) more than 450 responses. A very strong result when 250

compared to previous, similar, engagements and the amount of detail involved. A direct email to our databases on 26 November attracted more than 200 submissions. • QE Park mural – as outlined below, the mural on the Turf Manager’s Shed in QE Park attracted positive media coverage and strong social media engagement.

Media November was a busy month for media, with several issues generating ongoing local and national coverage. Media enquiries averaged well over one a day and there were more than 150 pieces of media coverage related to the council, with seven assessed as positive, 136 neutral, and 13 negative.

Of particular note:

• Play equipment in QE Park – there was considerable coverage of the council’s discussion on potential removal of the tractor and bulldozer in QE Park, including in national publications. Coverage included real-time reporting of the council’s decision to ask staff to look at further option on Radio National’s The Panel. • MBIE complaint regarding CCCs - a complaint by an anonymous ratepayer to MBIE over MDC’s handling of historic building consents for which no application for Code Compliance Certificates had been received was covered extensively locally and attracted interest from Radio New Zealand. Extensive efforts were made to explain a somewhat complex issue to the media, and this resulted in generally balanced coverage – though at times this followed a request to media to further clarify the issue. • Masterton Christmas parade - news that Masterton’s Christmas Parade would no longer travel down Queen Street but would follow Dixon Street, at a later time, initially focussed on dissatisfied retailers. Subsequent reporting (after clarification from the comms team) highlighted that without council involvement, no parade would have taken place. Coverage included details of the council’s plans for a Christmas celebration over two days in Queen Elizabeth Park. • Flooding - the impact of 24-hour deluge of rain on Masterton was extensively reported in the Times Age.

Proactive media activity saw positive coverage of the new mural in Queen Elizabeth Park, installation of 30km/h in Queen Street as part of the speed limit review, the correction of the spelling of Mākoura Road, and the graduation ceremony for the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs.

Digital communications The website project is moving forward with a web designer being engaged to design the new homepage and navigation elements. The design work is expected to be completed in early 2021 before moving on to the build stage.

October and November have been active months on social media. The Halloween Island event listing on Facebook reached 15,994 people and 1.1K listed themselves as interested in the event. We are using the same promotion techniques for the Christmas Parade and Christmas in the Park events which have 807 and 683 people listed as interested with only the social advertising budgets only half spent. 251

There were over 400 positive reactions, comments and shares on our recent post about the new mural in the park which was very well received by the community.

With the growth in the rating database from the eRates competition, our Masterton Monthly Wrap email list has now grown to 4,411 people. The November edition highlighted the Save a space parking campaign, Christmas parade information and consultation opportunities. It was opened by 45.3% of recipients of whom 20.7% clicked a link. This is consistent with the results we have seen over the course of the year and remains well above industry benchmarks.

We have undertaken a project with the Animal Services team to digitise all of their dog forms, turning the six separate forms into one and allowing them to be completed online, including dog registration. This will make it easier for customers to keep their dog accounts up to date and reduce the number of paper forms required.

Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act Requests During the month of October, Council received seven Local Government Official Information Act (LGOIMA) requests, all of these requests have been closed with zero withdrawn. None have been transferred to another organisation or resulted in a complaint to the Ombudsman. The average response time for the month of October is 13 working days. Requests and responses are in the process of being made available on the Council website.

https://mstn.govt.nz/council-2/official-information-act-requests/

Period

No. Responded Ave time > 20 days No. outstanding Working days April 2020 6 (note some 100% 15 1 0 information was only able to be retrieved from sites after entering Alert Level 2) May 2020 6 (note some 100% 10.1 1 0 information was only able to be retrieved from sites after entering Alert Level 2) 252

June 2020 2 (note there was 100% 14 0 0 an additional request that was received in June however the request was amended on 8 July, therefore it will fall into the next round of reporting). July 2020 12 100% 10.8 0 0 August 2020 8 (one request was 100% 11.75 0 0 denied due to substantial collation or research) September 2020 8 100% 14.8 0 0 October 2020 7 100% 13 0 0

Staff Workplace culture Our current Bullying and Harassment Policy will be workshopped with all MDC staff in the first week of February 2021. The objective is to develop a shared and consistent understanding of the policy intent, including developing understanding of the continuum between inappropriate and appropriate behaviours.

We will also identify opportunities to upskill people leaders, in order to champion a good working culture, and to enable them to manage issues in a fair and transparent manner, both formally and informally.

Financial Report The summary financial reports for the 4 months to 31 October 2020 are reported below. The Statement of Revenue & Expenditure shows a YTD accounting deficit of $1.02 million. This is $0.72 million better than the planned YTD deficit of $1.74 million. This better-than-planned result is due to higher Operating Revenue from both Financial Contributions and Fees & Charges and lower-than-planned expenditure. 253

Statement of Revenue & Expenditure 4 Months Year to Date 4 months to 31 Oct 2020 4 months 4 months 2019/20 2020/21 2020/21 Full Year Actual Revenue Actual Plan Variance 2020/21 10,014,525 Rates Revenue* 10,311,737 10,293,382 18,356 0.2% 32,366,946 367,599 Interest Received (external) 180,968 192,000 -11,032 -5.7% 577,838 1,273,106 NZTA Roading Subsidies 1,747,663 1,685,321 62,342 3.7% 7,165,235 499,667 Financial Contributions 568,827 373,340 195,487 52.4% 1,258,000 3,269,449 Fees, Charges & Other Revenue 3,824,512 3,610,633 213,879 5.9% 9,460,611 15,424,346 Total Operating Revenue 16,633,706 16,154,676 479,031 3.0% 50,828,630 Expenses 3,120,123 Personnel Costs 3,343,269 3,499,808 156,539 4.5% 10,972,239 8,244,306 Other Operating Expenditure 9,182,090 9,379,509 197,419 2.1% 23,989,164 812,099 Interest Expense 734,903 716,264 (18,639) -2.6% 2,148,779 4,021,416 Depreciation & amortisation 4,396,935 4,300,676 (96,259) -2.2% 12,901,945 16,197,945 Total Operating Expenses 17,657,198 17,896,257 239,059 1.3% 50,012,127

($773,599) Operating Surplus/(Deficit) ($1,023,491) ($1,741,581) $718,090 $816,503 *Rates Revenue excludes rates on Council properties

Fees, Charges & Other Revenue more than planned includes shovel-ready project subsidies for the roadside trees project, Transfer Station fees 5.4% ahead of planned and rental property income running ahead of planned. Personnel Costs have run 4.5% less than planned as a number of budgeted positions were not filled from the start of the year. Other Operating Expenditure is 2.1% below the budgeted level, with a number of under and over planned items making up this result. For example urban water reticulation maintenance costs are running ahead of plan and recycling costs are also ahead of planned. On the positive side are marginally lower spending than planned in the property, parks, wastewater and roading maintenance activities.

Total Rates Requirement on the following page shows a positive variance overall of $202,000, being 1.8% less than planned. 254

2020/21 4 Months to 31 Oct 2020

2019/20 Rates Requirement Summary 2020/21 2020/21 Variance 2020/21 4 months 4 Months YTD Plan Full Year Plan $ RATES REQUIRED BY ACTIVITY $ $ $ % $ Transport 1,827,213 Roading 2,024,970 2,108,993 84,022 6,483,252 Water Services 1,132,216 Urban Water supply 1,218,734 1,181,591 (37,143) 3,387,678 104,492 Rural Water supplies & races 112,369 102,223 (10,146) 103,545 Sewerage Services 1,780,380 Urban Sewerage system 1,669,760 1,686,981 17,221 6,533,166 64,965 Rural Sewerage systems 113,619 114,762 1,143 335,295 Stormwater Services 179,237 Stormwater 207,913 209,692 1,779 561,016 Solid Waste Services 190,350 Solid Waste Services 219,784 291,375 71,592 926,554 105,809 Waste Minimisation Services 166,883 120,242 (46,641) 245,422 Community Facilities/Activities 1,023,984 Parks, Reserves & Sportsfields 1,106,273 1,106,459 186 3,075,430 387,247 Trust House Recreation Centre 479,240 497,249 18,008 1,168,128 19,861 Cemeteries 33,842 44,668 10,826 138,961 737,283 Library & Archive 778,415 780,282 1,867 2,251,287 332,091 District Building 221,064 218,558 (2,506) 562,993 114,925 Housing for Elderly 117,094 93,819 (23,275) 55,118 286,895 Other Property 282,371 334,875 52,504 844,580 23,843 Hood Airport 20,885 1,849 (19,036) 326,409 42,340 Mawley Holiday Park 31,138 49,052 17,914 167,710 Community Wellbeing 401,202 Community Development 478,665 474,267 (4,398) 907,723 227,640 Arts & Culture 232,173 232,780 607 523,398 274,109 Economic Devlpmt & Promo 375,378 369,892 (5,486) 1,016,481 41,095 Environmental Initiatives 101,604 103,354 1,750 247,723 Planning & Regulatory Services 388,485 Resource Mgmt & Planning 321,061 370,437 49,376 885,274 131,238 Building Development 233,188 213,148 (20,040) 641,044 143,704 Environmental Services 137,507 163,735 26,228 516,493 (17,926) Parking Control 35,329 18,988 (16,341) 5,771 9,682 Animal Services (264) 2,413 2,677 86,864 60,126 Emergency Management 102,934 103,912 978 246,931 Governance 262,200 Representation 252,012 252,011 (1) 793,599 28,130 Internal Functions (net) 84,115 112,483 28,368 - $ 10,302,814 Total Rates Requirement $ 11,158,057 $ 11,360,090 $ 202,033 1.8% $ 33,037,845 RATES INCOME 10,634,498 Masterton District Council rates 11,035,953 11,024,282 11,672 33,072,845 0 - - 10,634,498 11,035,953 11,024,282 11,672 33,072,845 85,421 Penalty Income (893) - (893) 145,000 (60,375) Rates Remissions (62,497) (60,000) (2,497) (180,000) $ 10,659,543 Net Rates Income $ 10,972,563 $ 10,964,282 $ 8,282 0.1% $ 33,037,845 $ 356,729 Surplus/(Deficit) of Rates Income ($185,494) ($395,807) $ 210,315 1.9% $ 0 255

Capital Expenditure year to date is 14% by value of the full year budgets. Much of the Roading renewals programme is still to be started (scheduled for Q3). The water metering project has seen $155,000 spent of the $1.8m budget. Installation of meters is progressing, but much of the more costly install work will be completed later in the financial year. The Town Centre project has a budget provision of $1.4m (in Roading) and has been the subject of previous reports to Council with respect to difficulties finding contractors. The Skatepark upgrade budget of $1.35m sits in the Parks, Reserves & Sportsfields budget line and is likely to be delayed by the availability of contractors also.

Summary Statement of Capital Expenditure YTD Plan YTD Full Year Plan 30-Oct-20 30-Oct-20 2020/21 $ $ $ Roading 1,223,202 1,467,197 9,360,195 Water Services 892,000 1,081,362 4,150,480 Wastewater Services 489,622 458,181 2,055,000 Stormwater Services 27,655 28,000 402,000 Solid Waste Services 0 0 90,420 Parks, Reserves & Sportsfields 217,754 215,313 3,174,704 Wellbeings 18,817 18,817 120,000 Other Property 327,934 362,684 1,415,900 Recreation Centre 17,433 17,585 280,000 Housing for the Elderly 23,482 23,613 266,050 Library & Archive 65,852 68,125 566,250 Airport 105,497 117,405 1,810,000 Regulatory Services 15,378 12,775 510,000 Corporate Services 108,605 109,500 215,525 TOTAL COUNCIL $ 3,533,233 $ 3,980,557 $ 24,416,524 14% 256 ATTACHMENT 1

Ministerial List 6 November 2020 Notes: 1. All Ministers are members of the Executive Council. 2. The Parliamentary Under-Secretaries are part of executive government, but are not members of the Executive Council. Their appointment will take effect at a later date, following the return of the Writ. 3. Portfolios are listed in the left-hand column. Other responsibilities assigned by the Prime Minister are listed in the right-hand column.

CABINET MINISTERS

Portfolios Other responsibilities 1 Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern

Prime Minister Minister for Child Poverty Reduction Minister for National Security and Minister Responsible for Ministerial Intelligence Services Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

2 Hon Grant Robertson

Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Racing Minister for Sport and Recreation

3 Hon Kelvin Davis

Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Associate Minister of Education (Māori Te Arawhiti Education) Minister for Children Minister of Corrections

4 Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Housing Associate Minister of Finance Minister of Energy and Resources Minister of Research, Science and Innovation 257

CABINET MINISTERS

Portfolios Other responsibilities 5 Hon Chris Hipkins

Minister for COVID-19 Response Leader of the House Minister of Education Minister for the Public Service

6 Hon Carmel Sepuloni

Minister for Social Development and Employment Minister for ACC Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister for Disability Issues

7 Hon Andrew Little

Minister of Health Minister Responsible for Pike River Minister Responsible for the GCSB Re-entry Minister Responsible for the NZSIS Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

8 Hon David Parker

Attorney-General Associate Minister of Finance Minister for the Environment

Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Minister of Revenue

9 Hon Nanaia Mahuta

Minister of Foreign Affairs Associate Minister for Māori Minister of Local Government Development

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CABINET MINISTERS

Portfolios Other responsibilities 10 Hon Poto Williams

Minister for Building and Construction Associate Minister for Children Minister of Police Associate Minister of Housing (Public Housing)

11 Hon Damien O’Connor

Minister of Agriculture Minister for Biosecurity Minister for Land Information Minister for Rural Communities Minister for Trade and Export Growth

12 Hon Stuart Nash

Minister for Economic and Regional Development

Minister of Forestry Minister for Small Business Minister of Tourism

13 Hon Kris Faafoi

Minister of Justice Minister for Broadcasting and Media Minister of Immigration

14 Hon Peeni Henare

Minister of Defence Associate Minister of Health (Māori Minister for Whānau Ora Health) Associate Minister of Housing (Māori Housing) Associate Minister of Tourism

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CABINET MINISTERS

Portfolios Other responsibilities 15 Hon Willie Jackson

Minister for Māori Development Associate Minister for ACC Associate Minister of Justice

16 Hon Jan Tinetti Minister of Internal Affairs Associate Minister of Education Minister for Women

17 Hon Michael Wood Minister of Transport Deputy Leader of the House Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

18 Hon Kiri Allan

Minister of Conservation Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Minister for Emergency Management Heritage Associate Minister for the Environment

19 Hon Dr David Clark

Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Minister for the Digital Economy and Commission Communications Minister for State Owned Enterprises Minister of Statistics

20 Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall

Minister for Food Safety Associate Minister of Health Minister for Seniors Associate Minister of Research, Science and Innovation

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MINISTERS OUTSIDE CABINET

Portfolios Other responsibilities Hon Aupito William Sio

Minister for Courts Associate Minister of Education (Pacific Minister for Pacific Peoples Peoples) Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs Associate Minister of Health (Pacific Peoples) Associate Minister of Justice

Hon Meka Whaitiri

Minister of Customs Associate Minister of Agriculture Minister for Veterans (Animal Welfare) Associate Minister of Statistics

Hon Phil Twyford Minister for Disarmament and Arms Associate Minister for the Environment Control Associate Minister of Immigration Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth

Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan Minister for the Community and Voluntary Associate Minister for Social Sector Development and Employment Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Ethnic Communities Minister for Youth

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CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT MINISTERS

Portfolios Other responsibilities Hon Marama Davidson

Minister for the Prevention of Family and Associate Minister of Housing Sexual Violence (Homelessness)

Hon James Shaw Minister of Climate Change Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity)

PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES The following appointments to Parliamentary Under-Secretary roles will be made, and will take effect, at a later date, following the return of the Writ.

Rino Tirikatene MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries Minister for Trade and Export Growth (Māori Trade)

Dr Deborah Russell MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Revenue 262 ATTACHMENT 2

New Zealand Government Procurement Policy Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Via email to [email protected]

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SUBMISSION ON THE EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT RULES DISCUSSION DOCUMENT

The Masterton District Council (MDC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the consultation by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), which explores whether a wider set of government entities in the public sector should be required to apply the Government Procurement Rules.

MDC notes that the feedback/information received will be used by MBIE to inform the policy development, and advice to Ministers, about whether the Government Procurement Rules should apply to some or all government entities that are not already required to apply them. At present MDC, as a territorial authority, is ‘encouraged’ to apply the rules, rather than required to.

MDC also notes that this consultation is only seeking to understand the impacts the proposal would have on our organisation, any legal and implementation mechanics would be addressed in the next phase of MBIE’s policy development and subsequent sector consultation.

The current Government Procurement Rules are followed by many organisations that MDC interacts with, an example being Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) from an infrastructure view. As MDC is used to having to comply with NZTA procurement requirements, this leads to our understanding that many of our processes are already generally consistent with the Government Procurement Rules. MDC would want assurance that the All of Government guidelines are also consistent with the Government Procurement Rules.

MDC is fully supportive of the broader outcomes of social procurement, which link strongly to the purpose of local government to promote community well-being, as legislated by the Local Government Act 2002. This means that we are responsible for improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of our communities.

While a requirement that the Government Procurement Rules apply to all of the wider public sector would create consistency, there does need to be an allowance for local solutions to local issues. There may be times when MDC engages in a procurement process that is not entirely consistent with the Government Procurement Rules, and it is highly likely that other territorial authorities would have instances where this is the case. This would be especially likely in smaller 263

authorities, where there may not be a wide selection of potential procurement partners, or where the contract values are lower when compared to the larger territorial authorities. Even the larger territorial authorities would be unlikely to have many contracts that have risk profiles or dollar values that come close to those of central government agencies, so the vast majority of local government procurement would fall into the small or perhaps medium significance categories.

The current proposal would increase procurement related reporting requirements of local government to become consistent with central government agencies; which in some instances would make reporting occur twice as often, or to begin reporting when it currently doesn’t.

Some territorial authorities may not have procurement resourcing that is fit for purpose for their procurement needs, or have limited expertise in-house to draw upon. So, while the consistency of an all-of-public-sector approach may be beneficial in allowing transfer of knowledge and skills, some territorial authorities may have difficulties in meeting administrative requirements for both standardisation of resources and any new requirements for increased procurement related reporting.

The need for tools and processes to be adaptable to the local government environment is a strong theme within the submission from the Society of Local Government Managers, and these points are strongly supported by MDC.

MDC looks forward to following the progress of this work. The Council encourages ongoing engagement with all the territorial authorities directly, as well as the sector lead bodies of the Society of Local Government Managers and Local Government New Zealand.

Nāku noa, nā

Kathryn Ross Chief Executive ATTACHMENT 3 Council Project Delivery Programme 264 Summary of current status of all projects within Project Delivery Work Programme. As at: Thursday, 3 December 2020 At a Glance Status Current Status & Next Milestone

Completion Risk

Ref Profile Stage Project Name Date RAG Trending Executive Summary Scope Programme Financial Resource Stakeholder & Comms Commentary P|001 High Initiation Civic Centre 2026 works need A The Civic Centre (Town Hall & Municipal Building) has been closed since AAAGGIn October we gathered input from RLB, WPC and Horwath HTL to feed into the options to be completed 2016 due to earthquake damage. There have been numerous suggested analysis report that was workshopped with Council on the 28th of October. The report was on the existing replacements for the traditional style Town Hall with options focusing on a well received and has given us some further direction in terms of providing more what building to multi‐use, fit for purpose, modern events centre with the capacity to host a additional information we need to prepare for council to assist them in their decision making remedy variety of events. With no similar capacity venues in the surrounding region process. We will be presenting this additional information back to Council early December and earthquake this is an opportunity for Masterton to design and construct a new facility hope to have a decision about location and facility features following that. damage which will benefit the immediate and surrounding communities now and for the future.

P|002 High Implementation Town Centre TBC A Creating a vibrant and thriving town centre that will attract residents and AAGAG th visitors. A revitalised town centre will also encourage further private Thetenderforthemaincontractorclosedonthe15 of October and we received no investment in the area. This is a staged programme of works with Lower responses. We have discussed this with contractors who we expected to submit a response Queen St being the first of a 10 stage development. and the reasons vary – many are currently unavailable and have allocated resources for the next 18 months, others stated that the scope of the works and the risk being weighted too heavily toward the contractor as reasons why they didn’t submit a bid. We are adjusting our 10‐year programme of works based on the Lower Queen Street work now commencing early 2022. We will be exploring the options for bundling more streets together to increase the package of works. It is our intention to keep working to secure a contractor in the next few months, regardless of whether they’re able to start works for 12‐18 months.

P|003 High Implementation Animal Shelter Q4 2021 G The Masterton District Council Animal Shelter does not currently fully meet GGAGG the legislative requirements and it is essential that the facilities are upgraded. Improvement is necessary for the welfare of staff, the animals We had a site meeting with Aspect Architecture and our first workshop with the architectual under their care and visiting public retrieving their animals. design team, focusing on clarifying the scope and specifications. The architects reverse brief has been received and staff have reviewed and provided feedback on the specification and initial design intent or ‘mood board’. Our next design session is in early December and will include the external Design Reference Group. Some minor site works such as site surveys are being completed to help the architects with their planning. There is a chance that we may see an increase in the agreed budget following the engagement of an architect and more accurate costings are produced and evaluated. We will be looking to allow some additional provision as part of the LTP process.

P|004 High Implementation Skatepark Revamp Q4 2021 A The skatepark needs refurbishment and the community has led the AGAGGIn October we signed the contract with the Provincial Development Unit and confirmed the development of this project and how the skatepark could be improved. The funding for the project. We submitted our first invoice to draw down $577k to cover the work revamped park will proved new experiences for our local families, a safe, between October and March 2021. Based on our most recent cost schedule we arenow welcoming environment for our rangitahi, an option for those not into team closely managing our budget while detailed designs are finalised by the architect. sports, minimise damage to public and private property (by providing a challenging environment for those wanting one), as well as becoming a regional attraction for visitors, with spin off benefits as visitors spend money within the community.

P|011 High Initiation Hood Aerodrome 2025 G To meet current demand and enable further economic and business GGGGGOver the last month the sewer main and water main upgrade has progressed to get water investment critical infrastructure improvements are required. The Hood sewer and data / power duct across the Moncreiff Drive. The runway condition assessment Aerodrome is a 5 year multi‐stage project which includes security upgrades, was completed late October and has not highlighted any areas of concern. Security fence infrastructure upgrades to allow for expansion and to support current consultation has been completed with lease holders and an agreement on the fence has been hangers, widening and eventually lengthening the runway. achieved. The RFQ for the installation was sent out for pricing late October and a decision to appoint a contractor will be made by the end of November.

P|018 Med Initiation Henley Lake Dump Station Feb‐21 G There is currently only one dump station in Masterton and this is located at GAGGGConsultants have been engaged to carry out the design and we have tentatively confirmed a Mawley Park. The Mawley Park dump station does not operate 24/7 and has contractor for the work early in new year. constraints for access and turning for larger motorhomes. Henley Lake is an unofficial freedom camping site and currently people are illegally dumping behind the toilet block which is a H&S hazard and problematic for the Council. The new dump station would operate 24/7 and would provide for more motorhomes to travel to the region.

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Completion Risk

Ref Profile Stage Project Name Date RAG Trending Executive Summary Scope Programme Financial Resource Stakeholder & Comms Commentary P|020 High Initiation Waipoua Bridge Q2 2021 G To deliver a pedestrian, cyclist and wheeled user (pushchairs, wheelchairs GGGGA The tender documents have been completed and sent to invited tender list for pricing. Closing etc.) bridge over the Waipoua river, in close proximity to the Town Centre th and Queen Elizabeth Park. The bridge will enable users to complete a short date for the tender is the 11 December 2020. An alternative location was explored and loop circuit utilising our existing recreation trails bridge and provide decided, with the original location not fit for purpose as the anchors wouldhaveendedupin additional access and connection to Colombo Road and Henley Lake. Railway Crescent roadway. The revised location will give council more scope, opportunity and flexibility in both the design and construction phases.

P|021 Low Initiation Playground Health & Safety Audit Q4 2020 G To ensure that the playgrounds managed by MDC meet modern safety GGGGGThis project has recently been transitioned to the Project Delivery Team and we have spent standards and community needs, including accessibility, and the results of some time 'ground truthing' to determine what work has been completed and what is still the 2017 health and safety audit are addressed and remediated outstanding from the 2017 health and safety audit. The next step is to confirm what the approach and timing is for some of the more substantial outstanding work like removal and replacement of aparatus across the playgrounds.

P|010 High Pre‐initiation Rec Trail Signage 20/12/2020 G To increase usage of our recreation trails by increasing awareness of the GAGAGWaiting on supplier to work out how signs are to be manufactured without compromising trails and where they go. durability and provide us with a final quote.

Open but non-active projects P|010 High Pre‐initiation 5 Towns Trail 20/12/2020 G A trail linking the five Wairarapa towns, Featherston, Martinborough, n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No new update. Greytown, Carterton and Masterton. The Trail will be a significant new experience readily accessible from Wellington City and offering a great experience of the Wairarapa. Bridge infrastructure is key to crossing various rivers and some other trail work and road alignment will be required.

P|017 High Initiation Henley Lake Water Consent 2020 G The previous resource consent for Henley Lake water take has allowed n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No new update. water to be take below the 'minimum flow'. The lake is dependent on the water taken from the Ruamahanga river however changes to national and regional policy statements mean that the likelihood of future consent that would allow water to be taken at low flow is unlikely.

P|019 Med Pre‐initiation Queen Elizabeth Park Lake 2023 G The current consent is due to expire in 2023. We will need to explore n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a No new update. alternative water sources and the option for lining the lake as part of this project

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184/20 To: Council

From: Mayor Lyn Patterson

Date 9 December 2020

Subject: Mayor’s Report

Recommendation: That Council receives Report 184/20.

Purpose To provide an information update to members.

Meetings, Appointments, Events and Activities: 29 October – 9 December Excludes meetings with CEO, staff, Councillors, Council and committee meetings and Workshops

 Wairarapa Leaders Social Wellbeing  Masterton Brass Band Event Forum (2)  Destination Wairarapa Insights  Trusts & Council Forum  Pūkaha Farewell Bob Francis  Armistice Day Commemorations  NZTA Waka Kotahi  Pink Ribbon Appeal  Aratoi Chair meeting  MIS – Kapa Haka rehearsal  Regional Transport Committee  Powhiri GM Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā Trust  Wellington Strategy Committee  Matharapa Event  Media Works Xmas Function  Literacy Aotearoa  Civil Defence EM Committee  WEDs Governance Group (2)  Mayoral Forum  Agri‐Womens Development Trust  Regional Transport Comm Workshop Office opening  Wairarapa Committee (GWRC)  Aratoi exhibition  Wairarapa Boxing Academy Event  Leaving the Ladder Down  Wairarapa Village Hospital Wing  Relay for Life 2021 Launch Opening  Dept Corrections Meeting staff  Wairarapa College Powhiri Principal  Remutaka Transport Group Meeting  Rathkeale Prizegiving  Wairarapa Mayors Catch up  St Mathews Prizegiving  Wairarapa MTFJ Awards  Pack the Bus – Mitre 10 Mega  Mākoura College Senior Prizegiving  Cobblestones Woolshed Opening  Chanel College Prizegiving  Hadlow School Prizegiving 267

1. Regional Transport Committee (RTC) 24 November

The Agenda was circulated to elected members and I note the following;

 Attached is the presentation from KiwiRail to the Committee with note that the Trentham to Upper Hutt double tracking is progressing well. That will have significant benefits for our commuter trains (see Attachment 1).  The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) prioritised the significant improvement activities and members of the Transport Committee finalised the list for inclusion in the draft RTLP.  Draft Regional Land Transport Plan will go out to public consultation in mid‐February 2021 along with the Draft Public Transport Plan.

2. Wairarapa Committee Meeting 1 December

This is a committee of GWRC. Members are the three Wairarapa Mayors and Chair and two Councillors representing GWRC.

 The government COVID‐19 recovery response Wairarapa Projects were highlighted – Wairarapa Moana and the Te Kāuru Upper Ruamāhanga (TKUR) Floodplain. TKUR is riparian planting of the buffers and consists of planting 120,000 trees over a total of 100 hectares. This project is also known as Jobs for Nature with a target of increased employment – 35 people over the five‐year project period.  A successful application for flood protection will see work completed on river edge protection from River Road down to and including our closed landfill. The funding is a total of $2m over two years.  An update was provided on Wairarapa Flood Protection. The draft flood hazard maps are near completion with the hydrological assessment being progressed with the community group.  It was agreed at the meeting that a Joint Working Group will be established across the four councils together with industry to seek alternative sources for aggregate resources.  Metlink attended the meeting and their presentation is attached (see Attachment 2).

3. Wairarapa Leaders Social Wellbeing Forum

This was the third meeting of the group and the Regional Commissioner for Corrections attended to provide an update on the strategic priorities of the Department. Discussions to date have centred around Wairarapa issues – our response to COVID‐19 and highlighting areas that collectively we can work together on e.g. Housing (public) and housing affordability. 268

4. Wellington Strategy Committee Meeting

 The Draft Annual Report 2019/20 has been delayed through time constraints by the Auditor.  The Statement of Expectations (SOE) to the Wellington regional Economic Development Agency was presented and discussed. The SOE provides the shareholders with an opportunity to provide principles for the development of the Statement of Intent.  Changes from the Committee included having the Wairarapa Economic Development Strategy and Action Plans sit alongside the development of a Wellington Strategy and the inclusion of skills development.

It has been an eventful and challenging year in 2020, but we now move into a new year, 2021, and I look forward to working with Councillors and staff in the finalisation of our LTP and progressing our work to achieve the vision that we and our community have for our district. 269 ATTACHMENT 1

Regional Transport Committee

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WMUP II – Traction Overhead Line Replacement

• $98.4 million (Crown funded) – Under this contract • Pile foundations 87% complete • Masts 64% complete • Overhead wire 42% complete – Since network upgrade began • 3,347 of 3,719 masts replaced • 94kms of 97kms signals power replaced • On track for 223kms of 246kms of overhead line changed to balance weight tension • 12 of 21 substations are new • Final preparation underway for the 20/21 Christmas Block of Line (BOL) when all the overhead lines in the Wellington Station approaches will be replaced • GWRC and KiwiRail bid for supplementary funding to get to 100% replacement is with Waka Kotahi for consideration

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WUMP III - Track and Civil Infrastructure Catch Up Renewals

• $95.8 million (NLTF) • Slope treatments, bridge renewals, significant track renewals and drainage upgrades • Bridge replacement works underway on Bridge 49 Wairarapa Line • Johnsonville Line Ngaio Gorge slope work underway. • Planning underway for the Christmas BOL re-sleepering Tunnels 1 - 7 on the Johnsonville line

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WMUP IV - Unlocking Network Capacity and Improving Resilience

• $97.7 million (NLTF) (+$3.0m GW) – Double tracking T2UH – Plimmerton turnback – Train power supply strengthening (substations) • 2100m of the Trentham to Upper Hutt formation completed, 850m of sleepers laid and 830m of rail installed, plus 600m of ballast beyond this. • Access ramps at Trentham installed and piling of down main underpass ramps completed • Plimmerton Station Upgrade – workshop with Porirua City Councilors and wider communications strategy agreed. • Preparation under way for installing new subway at Plimmerton during the Christmas BOL • Power supply strengthening requirements greater than initial modelling suggested • GWRC and KiwiRail proposal for supplementary funding to meet this is with Waka Kotahi for consideration

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Trentham to Upper Hutt

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WMUP V Resignalling and Automatic Train Protection

• Developing the case to support a major resignalling upgrade. • The Indicative Business Case (IBC) is progressing well with a recent workshop identifying the shortlist of options to take through to the Detailed Business Case (DBC) • We are seeking IBC Waka Kotahi endorsement mid 2021 with funding for the DBC and design in the next RLTP / NLTP with implementation in the subsequent RLTP / NLTP

6 275 New Zealand Upgrade Programme - Wellington Rail

• Wairarapa rail upgrades $126m – Draft cost and scope March 2021 and finalised July 2021. – Choice of rolling stock will materially impact scope and cost. – Approval to use NZUP funds may be linked to rolling stock progress • Wellington station safety improvements $70m – Draft cost and scope March 2021 and finalised July 2021. – Approval to use NZUP funds to follow • Capital connection interim replacement rolling stock $15m – Cost and scope to be finalised in calendar 2020 – Approval to proceed by March 2021

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Station Entry

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Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP)

• KiwiRail’s 3-year investment programme for the rail network • Developing the RNIP is progressing well • Actively involved in the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and working with the GWRC Rail Team on input into the Wellington RLTP process and aligning the RNIP programme with the RLTP development • Continue to build the information that supports the RNIP – ie Asset Management Plan and the Wellington Network Access Agreement • Continue to work with MoT and NZTA on the operational policy that supports the new planning and funding system

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General issues

• Key focus is planning for the Christmas Block of Line – Timing offers a larger opportunity than usual – Planning is more challenging as we needed to ensure the opportunity is fully utilised in Wellington while supporting the need from Auckland to address the rolling contact fatigue (RCF) issue. – Tunnel 2 NIMT rail replacement postponed twelve months as a consequence of Auckland RCF. • Working with GWRC and WK options to deliver an expanded work programme

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Questions 280 ATTACHMENT 2

METLINK PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUILDING A EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE AND LOW CARBON PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK FOR THE GREATER WELLINGTON REGION

REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN REVIEW 2020/21

Wairarapa Committee - 1 December 2020 281 FOCUS FOR TODAY

• Overview of RPTP purpose • Updating you on key focus areas and actions from RPTP • Overview of consultation process 282 WHAT IS THE RPTP?

• Statutory document under the LTMA • Guides the design and delivery of PT services, information and infrastructure in the region • Outlines our long-term goals and objectives • Describes our strategic focus areas, policies and actions that will help us achieve our goals • Describes the Metlink PT services we are proposing to provide, and our Total Mobility scheme providers. 283 FOCUS AREAS

Decarbonisation Customer Experience Mode Shift Includes main points Includes initiatives like Includes initiatives like from the Regional Rail Future Ticketing Smarter Connections Plan Technologies 284 FOCUS ON THE CORE NETWORK PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY, HIGH CAPACITY, HIGH FREQUENCY CORE NETWORK

• Implementing the Regional Rail Strategic Direction investment pathway

• Procuring and delivering Lower Photo by Destination Wairarapa North Island regional rail trains • Working with the LGWM programme to provide mass transit in Wellington city • Working with the LGWM programme to implement the bus priority action plan • Developing and investing in bus layover

Photo by Destination Wairarapa 285 FOCUS ON ACCESS IMPROVING ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT • Improving multi-modal access to public transport hubs through actions in our ‘Smarter Connections Strategy’ • Continuing to improve PT services through ongoing service reviews in line with growth across the region • Tailoring services to meet community needs for example demand responsive services • Working with our regional partners to ensure urban form and new subdivisions can accommodate PT 286 FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER JOURNEY PROVIDING OUR CUSTOMERS WITH GREATER CHOICE & FLEXIBILITY FOR JOURNEY PLANNING, FARES AND FARE PAYMENT OPTIONS • Implementing the Interim Ticketing Solution on trains • Phased implementation of the national electronic ticketing and integrated fares across the network • Upgrading our real time digital information so that it meets our customer needs now and into the future • Enhancing our data capability to improve customer experience and business operations and planning 287 FOCUS ON DECARBONISATION ACCELERATE DECARBONISATION OF THE METLINK FLEET

• Increasing the number of electric buses to 100 (by 2023) • Implementing the agreed pathway to further accelerate decarbonisation of the fleet (by 2030) • Working with the operator to introduce the electric ferry Photo by Destination Wairarapa • Procuring and delivering new LNI regional rail trains • Continue working towards a more efficient bus network Photo by Destination Wairarapa 288 FOCUS ON BEHAVIOUR & ACCESSIBILITY PROMOTING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AND IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY

• Proactively marketing off-peak and inter-peak bus services • Encouraging peak spreading through levers like off-peak discount and providing additional services and capacity • Promoting behaviour change through initiatives like work travel Photo by DoC plans and improved digital technology • Providing information, facilities and services that are accessible to all • Improving accessibility to railway stations 289 CONSULTATION FOCUS

• Regional Rail Strategic Direction • Decarbonisation • Smarter Connections and Access • What services matter most to customers

Photo by Destination Wairarapa 290 KEY MILESTONES

Publishable Submissions Final PT draft Plan Public to hearings Plan for developed for consultation committee Council consultation 15 Feb – 19 20-22 April approval End Nov 2020 Mar 2021 2021 Jun 2021

RPTP adopted July 2021

Respond to Draft Plan to Public public Transport meetings with consultation and Committee RLTP team finalise Plan for approval 15 Feb – 19 Apr-May 2021 3 Dec 2020 Mar 2021